Planning for manufacture

Planning for Manufacture - Worksheet

You should be able to explain how your product would be manufactured in quantity. You may have to simplify your design (in theory), or explain how you could change it in some way so that it would be quicker and cheaper to manufacture. Consider the following stages of planning for manufacture and write in the answers.

1:When planning for manufacture, what type of production would be most suitable for your product: (e.g. batch, mass, one-off). Why?
2:Could CAD/CAM be used in the manufacturing of your product.If so, how could you use it?
3:Decide how many items are in your production run. List the total total amount of raw material needed for your production run. (You will be able to calculate the amount of fabric by multiplying the amount of fabric you used for one item by the number of items in your prodction run).
4:Will the materials be made at the factory or will the materials have to be bought in from outside suppliers? List any bought in materials.
5:What quality checks will you use to ensure that a satisfactory degree of accuracy is achieved.
6:What health and safety issues should you consider. Plan how to minimise risks.
7:Estimate the manufacturing cost of the product.
8: The production process can be broken up into different stages. Draw up a production schedule. This should show how materials and components will be organsied so that they are available where and when needed. Suggest how the workforce should be arranged. Systems and Control
Review the design and manufacturing process of the product. What changes can you make to cut costs.
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