Future developments

What can technology push be defined as?

Is where new technology or materials are developed and designers take this as an opportunity to design new products.

What can market pull be defined as?

Market pull is where users want a product to be improved or redeveloped to meet their needs

What are some new roles created by tech?

1. Robotic designers

2. Programmers

3. systems analysts

4. Computer technicians

5. Logistics

What can culture be defined as?

The values, beliefs, customs and behaviours used by groups and societies to interact with each other and the world

What are the benefits of sourcing products from third world countries?

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Why do companies move their manufacturing to a global solution?

1. Cheaper manufacturing costs for the company

2. Increase in jobs for local communities

3. Investment in local community infrastructure

Why might companies not want to move their manufacturing?

1. Difficulty in training and communicating with local workers

2. Increased cost for quality control

3. Negative publicity if management structures fail

What is a legislation?

A law that is made by the government and is passed by parliament

What is this called?

A food label

What is ts called?

Declares that the product meets European safety regulations

What is this product mark?

The British standard’s Kitemark indicated that a product has met a particular standard anc can be sold in the UK

What is CAD?

Computer-aided design allows designers to draw, design and model on screen

What does CAM stand for?

Computer-aided manufacturing

What is JIT manufacturing?

Just-in-time productions is a method of organising a factory so that materials and components are ordered to arrive at the product assembly plant just in time for production

What is lean manufacturing?

Focuses on giving customers value for money by reducing waste

What is planned obsolescence?

When a manufacturer plans or designs a product to have a short, useful life. It could mean after a period of time the product:

1. Becomes unfashionable

2. No longer function

What can sustainability be defined as?

About meeting our own present-day needs without compromising the needs of future generations

What are finite resources?

A resource that does not renew itself quickly(non renewable)

What are non-finite resources?

A resource that can replenish quickly enough (renewable)

What are the 6Rs?

1. Reduce

2. Reuse

3. Recycle

4. Rethink

5. Refuse

6. Repair

What is the reduce part of the 6Rs?

Reduce the amount of energy and materials used in the manufacture of a product

What is the reuse part of the 6Rs?

Reuse the product for something else so you don’t need to throw it away

What is the recycle part of the 6Rs?

Recycle the products in order to make new components for new products

What is the rethink part of the 6Rs?

Rethink products and how we use them

What is the REFUSE part of the 6Rs?

Refuse to buy materials and products that are unsustainable

What is the REPAIR part of the 6Rs?

Repair products rather than throwing them away

What are alternatives to landfill?

1. Incineration

2. Resource recovery (recycle)

3. Energy recovery

What is the symbol on this milk?

Carbon footprint - a measure of the impact on the environment in terms of the CO2 releases into the atmosphere

What is this product mark?

Fair trade - guarantees that a fair wage has been paid to workers

what is global warming?

The gradual increase in the average temp of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans that is affecting the Earth’s climate

What can biodegradable be defined as?

A material that breaks down naturally without causing harm