TOPIC 10 | COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

Topic 10 covers 'commercial production' which focuses on the strategies implemented by companies at the business end of the design process to ensure their company is ran successfully, efficiently and economically.

Topic 10 includes the following:

10.1 Just in Time (JIT) V Just in Case (JIC)

10.2 Lean Production

10.3 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)

10.4 Quality Management

10.5 Economic Viability

LESSON SLIDES

Open up each slideshow as you work through your topic 10 learning. It is important to open them as some slides are interactive and contain tasks to complete.

Copy of Topic 10.1
Copy of Topic 10.2
Copy of Topic 10.3 Lesson Slides
Copy of Topic 10.4 Lesson Slides
Copy of Topic 10.5 Lesson Slides

TOPIC 10 RELATED WEBSITES

TOPIC 10 RELATED VIDEOS

JIT V JIC (10.1)

Lean Manufacturing: Pull Systems (10.2)

Example: Kaizen (10.2)

CIM Explained (10.3)

The 5 S's (10.1)

Lean Production (10.2)

Computer Integrated Manufacture (CIM) (10.3)

Example: Statistical Process Control (SPC) (10.4)

The 7 Wastes (10.1/10.2)

Toyota: Invention of the Lean Production) (10.2)

FMS - Flexible Manufacturing Systems (10.3)

Quality Management (10.4)

Explained: Break Even Point (10.5)

PRACTICE TOPIC 10 QUIZ

EXAMPLE TOPIC 10 TEST QUESTION

Tip: do not just explain what JIT and JIC are and how they differ. You are being asked to compare both as strategies for producing this specific product.

Keep the answer within the context of the question.