Engineering Tuesday May 25 2021 Scales of Production

Engineering Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Scales of Production Watch the video… List the items that you see, how many of each of these items do you think are made in one go? Fill out the charts… Item Context: New topic on Scales of Production. What: Scales of Production is about how many of an item are made at one time. Why: All engineered products will be produced at a certain scale. Number Made Previously: You will have looked at some scales of production in KS 3 D&T. http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=DTWn. QDAhp 9 k Next: You are going to make some products at different scales.

Learning Objectives - To understand the scale of engineering production: one-off. - These issues affect all aspects of the course and should be considered throughout.

Learning Outcomes Progress – Identify what one-off production is. Good Progress –Identify some advantages and disadvantages of one-off production. Exceptional Progress –Describe one-off production to enable future comparisons.

One-off Batch Scales of Production Continuous Mass

One-Off Production • One-off or individual production, is used to manufacture one-off products. • It is often related to as “tailor made”, bespoke or customised solutions. • A key feature is often a high-cost product that is manufactured to a client specification. • This kind of one-off product may be higher cost due to more expensive materials and time consuming hand crafted production and finishing. • Wedding dresses and custom made pieces use this type of manufacture. • This is the most expensive type of manufacture. • Highly skilled workers will be used, and will work on one job at a time. This means that it is extremely expensive.

One-Off Production Advantages Disadvantages High unit cost General tools and equipment Low initial investment Low production efficiency Requires skilled labour High labour costs

Production Scales: Key Words Characteristic Description Unit cost How much each item will cost. Tools and equipment What is used to make the item. Initial investment How much it costs to set up to make the item. Production efficiency How quickly and cheaply overall the product is to make. Labour type How much training do the people making the item need. Labour costs How much do the people making the item have to be paid.

Production Scales: Key Words Characteristic Description Examples Unit cost How much each item will cost. • • • High cost item - expensive Medium cost item Low cost item - cheap Tools and equipment What is used to make the item. • • • General tools - can be used to make other items Specialised tools - can only be used to make a few items Dedicated tools - can only be used to make one item Initial investment How much it costs to set up to make the item. • • • High investment - expensive Medium investment Low investment - cheap Production efficiency How quickly and cheaply overall the product is to make. • • • Low efficiency - is slow and expensive Medium efficiency High efficiency - is quick and cheap Labour type How much training do the people making the item need. • • • Skilled - workers who have had lots of training Semi-skilled - workers who have had some training Unskilled - workers who have had no training Labour costs How much do the people making the item have to be paid. • • • High wages - expensive Medium wages Low wages - cheap

Practical: Produce a one-off charity keyring: 3 cm 5 cm CHILDREN IN NEED 1 cm 1. 5 cm Engineer’s Blue Steel Ruler Try-Square Junior Hacksaw Flat File Metal Vice Pillar Drill Emery Cloth Letter Punches Ball-Pein Hammer

Practical: Produce a one-off charity keyring: Cutting & Drilling 50 mm 30 mm CHILDREN IN NEED 5 mm 15 mm

Practical: Produce a one-off charity keyring: Stamping CHILDREN IN NEED 5 mm 15 mm

Quality Control: Is the key ring the correct size? Are the letters evenly spaced? Is the hole drilled in the correct place? Is the text spelled correctly? For you: 3 x For Children in need:

Cycle of Learning: Student Assessment Self Assessment Progress – Identify what one-off production is. Good Progress –Identify some advantages and disadvantages of one-off production. Exceptional Progress –Describe one-off production to enable future comparisons.