Dp 4 - Strategies

Question 1

Automated production lines

Answer 1

involve machinery and equipment that are arranged in a sequence, and the product is developed as it proceeds through each step

Question 2

Automated production line: Efficiency

Answer 2

production lines can perform at speeds faster than humans, reducing the amount of time taken to produce outputs, improving productivity

Question 3

Automated production line: Effectiveness

Answer 3

automated production lines perform tasks with a high degree of accuracy which can decrease the number of errors that occur during production, reducing errors in production can enhance overall quality of final product, which can increase customer satisfaction, sales and market share

Question 4

Automated production line: +

Answer 4

+ Performing tasks precisely and accurately can ensure products consistently produced at a high standard -> increasing business rep
+ Removing tasks that may be tedious or dangerous to complete -> can positively impact employee morale
+ Tasks can be performed much faster than human labour

Question 5

Automated production lines: -

Answer 5

• Develop poor reputation if it implements technology makes employees redundant
• Sudden breakdowns of automated production lines can halt production altogether and compromise productivity
• It can be expensive to repair and update automated production lines

Question 6

Robotics

Answer 6

programmable machines that are capable of performing specified tasks

Question 7

Robotics: Efficiency

Answer 7

robotics can perform specific tasks quickly and high levels of accuracy, reducing the amount of time and resources wasted in production, therefore resources are used more optimally -> improving productivity

Question 8

Robotics: Effectiveness

Answer 8

robotics can perform specified tasks quickly with high levels of precision, which minimises the number of errors occurring in production, enhancing overall quality of final product -> increasing customer satisfaction, sales and market share

Question 9

Robotics: +

Answer 9

+ Performing tasks precisely and accurately can ensure products consistently produced at a high standard -> increasing business rep
+ Removing the need for employees to complete dangerous tasks -> improve workplace safety
+ Robotic technology can complete tasks for extended periods of time, without need for breaks -> improving productivity

Question 10

Robotics: -

Answer 10

• Develop poor reputation if it implements robotic technology makes employees redundant
• High initial setup costs associated with purchasing, programming and installing robotics
• Can be expensive to repair and update robotic technologies

Question 11

Computer Aided Design

Answer 11

digital design software that aids the creation, modification and optimisation of a design and the design process

Question 12

CAD: Efficiency

Answer 12

reduce time and labour needed to design a product, allowing resources to be used more optimally and productively

Question 13

CAD: Effectiveness

Answer 13

develop various prototypes and choose the best design to produce, choosing the best option enables the business to manufacture the highest quality design -> which can increase customer sales, satisfaction and market share

Question 14

CAD: +

Answer 14

+ Greater accuracy in product design process -> consistent levels of quality which can improve businesses reputation
+ Allows employees to generate advanced and sophisticated designs, enabling a more innovative product design process
+ CAD software can speed up the product design process as designs can be created and modified faster

Question 15

CAD: -

Answer 15

• Develop poor reputation if it implements CAD software makes employees redundant
• High initial setup costs associated with purchasing, programming and installing CAD software
• Costly to continuously update or repair CAD software

Question 16

Computer Aided Manufacturing Techniques

Answer 16

involve the use of software that controls and directs production processes by coordinating machinery and equipment through a computer

Question 17

CAM: Efficiency

Answer 17

CAM does not require machinery to be manually reset by humans which reduces the amount of time and labour resources used in the production process -> improving productivity

Question 18

CAM: Effectiveness

Answer 18

able to coordinate tasks so they are performed with a high degree of accuracy, enabling the business to achieve a consistent level of quality -> which can increase customer satisfaction, sales and market share

Question 19

CAM: +

Answer 19

+ Improved accuracy allows for high-quality products to be consistently produced, improving the business reputation
+ Removing tasks that may be tedious or dangerous to complete -> can positively impact employee morale
+ Can speed up the manufacturing process as machinery does not have to be manually reset by humans

Question 20

CAM: -

Answer 20

• Develop poor reputation if it implements CAM software makes employees redundant
• Sudden breakdowns can cause production to halt altogether compromising productivity
• High initial setup costs associated with purchasing and installing CAM

Question 21

AI

Answer 21

using computerised systems to simulate human intelligence and mimic human behaviour

Question 22

AI: Efficiency

Answer 22

AI can reduce time and labour used to complete complex tasks that would usually require human intelligence -> allowing more resources to be used more optimally and productively

Question 23

AI: Effectiveness

Answer 23

AI can perform complex tasks, such as providing timely and high-quality customer assistance -> improving customer satisfaction levels, sales and market share

Question 24

AI: +

Answer 24

+ Ability to provide prompt customer service 24/7 -> improve customer satisfaction/business reputation
+ AI may remove tedious tasks for employees -> improving job satisfaction
+ Perform functions much faster than humans -> productivity

Question 25

AI: -

Answer 25

• Develop poor reputation if it implements AI makes employees redundant
• High initial setup costs associated with purchasing and installing AI
• Costly to recalibrate and maintain AI

Question 26

Online Services

Answer 26

services that are provided via the internet

Question 27

Online Services: Efficiency

Answer 27

remove need for employees to perform certain tasks and enable labour resources to be used more efficiently

Question 28

Online Services: Effectiveness

Answer 28

improve convenience for customers -> increasing levels of customer satisfaction, sales and market share

Question 29

Online Services: +

Answer 29

+ May remove tedious tasks for employees -> improving job satisfaction
+ Online services (eg bookings) can process faster than employees
+ Greater exposure to customers -> increase revenue from sales

Question 30

Online Services: -

Answer 30

-If a business only allows access to online services, may deter customers who lack technological skills
-Process of developing own platform can be time-consuming
-High initial establishment costs