QUESTIONS

• what benefits of automation are there to Product manufacturers or service suppliers?

  • Improved Quality
  • Reduced Risk of Human Error
  • More efficiency
• what are the advantages of CAD?

  • Designs can be created, saved and edited easily, saving time
  • Designs or parts of designs can be easily copied or repeated
  • CAD is very accurate
• what are the disadvantages of CAD?

  • CAD software is complex to learn
  • Risk of data being corrupted or hacked
  • Software can be very expensive
• Where is CAM currently used?

  when planning urban infrastructure e.g. bridges and office complexes
• Why are CAM systems becoming increasingly used in industry?

  it is enabling new possibilities that were hard to create before
• What are the benefits of holding no stock?

  no cost for storage
• What are the drawbacks of ordering parts as you need them?

  parts may be sold out or damaged
• what are the advantages of JIT?

  • No warehousing costs
  • Ordered secured before outlay on parts is required
  • Stock does not become obsolete, damaged or deteriorated
• what are the disadvantages of JIT?

  • Reliant on a high quality supply chain
  • Stock is not available immediately off-the-shelf
  • Fewer benefits from bulk purchasing