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Feasibility studies
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lean manufacturing
the concept of
reducing waste
in manufacture.
this can be
waste
in
time
or
materials
, or
idle machines
buffer zone
an area
adjacent
to a point on a
production line
, for the
temporary storage
of
partially completed
products
cycle time
the
amount
of
time
it takes for a
manufacturing
process to be
competed
Takt Time
- a german word meaning
'beat
or
rhythm'
- used in
lean manufacturing
to describe the
maximum amount
of
time
in which a product must be produced to meet
consumer demand
prototype
a
functioning
or
non-functioning pre-production
model that can be used to
evaluate
with
potential consumers
computer modelling in production planning
- assess
practicality
of making an item.
- allows
manufacturers
to test
efficiency
of
production line
- assess to see if there are going to be problems during manufacture
calculating takt time
available production
time per day /
customer demand
per day
feasibility studies and costings
-
spreadsheets
can be used to calculate
costs
of
production
-
direct
costs -
materials
and
labour
-
fixed costs
-
rent
and
salaries
- cost can be compared to
price
- this will determine
profit
feasibility modelling
in
design
- can test
ergonomics
- can test
efficiency
of design
testing prototypes
- can be
functioning
or
non-functioning
- allows designers to
gather feedback
- gather
feedback
from
manufacturers
- is it possible to make
- customer
feedback
