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
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)
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.
1 Mark available for each point made (2) and up to two for each explanation/justification