Environment

• New Products effect on environment

  New products can have a positive and negative impacts on the environment.
• Negative impacts of new products

  Time, resources and money is wasted in design and manufacturing process

  This waste has a negative impact on the environment
• What is continuous improvement?


  Process of constantly seeking ways to make small, incremental improvements in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• What are factors that improve work efficiency

  Reorganizing staff

  Planning a production line

  Locate factories close to source of material to reduce travel

  Order correct amounts of materials so waste is kept to a minimum.
• Pollution 


  Products create pollution during manufacture, use and disposal.

  Design and manufacturer's responsibility to reduce pollution
• Global Warming


  Gradual rise of temperature of the Earth, atmosphere and oceans.

  Rise of CO2 and other greenhouse gases - linked to human activity and industrial manufacture.