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Product Development

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 16 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An individual (often craft- produced) article or a prototype for larger- scale production.






2. A specific manufacturing term - sometimes relating to one material group only.






3. In CNC - Machines are controlled by a program commonly called a '_____'. Each code is assigned to a particular operation or process. The codes control X -Y -Z movements and feed speeds.






4. The most efficient way of designing and producing a product from the manufacturer's point of view.






5. The mass production of a product via a flow line based on the inter- changeability of parts - pre- processing of materials - standardisation and work division.






6. The use of computers to aid manufacturing.






7. Limited volume production (a set number of items to be produced).






8. The relationship between what something - for example - a product - is worth and the cash amount spent on it.






9. A volume production process involving machines controlled by humans.






10. The business of putting an invention in the marketplace and making it a success.






11. The production of large amounts of standardized products on production lines - permitting very high rates of production per worker.






12. A sophisticated CIM system that manufactures products to individual customer orders. The benefits of economy of scale are gained whether the order is for a single item or for thousands.






13. Refers specifically to the computer control of machines for the purpose of manufacturing complex parts in metals and other materials.






14. The direct introduction of molten plastic under pressure into a die - which then cools rapidly - allowing the formed object to be released from the mould.






15. Is a small- scale production process centered on manual skills.






16. A volume production process involving machines controlled by computers.