CRITERION 4
MIA THOMPSTONE
, Method of production. Commercial production.
Method of production: One-off Method of production: I would chose mass production as it mean
Quantity produced: One a lot of the lamps made and it also meant that in the factory there
humans as robots working. I would also chose this method of pro
Reason: As we only had to make one lamp for the GCSE project/coursework
factory cost is high but it is not as high as something like continuo
which was to make and design a light.
Making of the lamp:
Positives: Through only making one lamp it meant that I could really - For the acrylic box that will go in the middle of the wire frame
concentrate on making the lamp the best that it could be and it also it gave me be made by a CNC laser cutter and then the sides will be stuc
a chance to work on and learn new skills within this trade. the box using a programme machine again. I would also progr
Negatives: Through only making one lamp it meant that there was only one cut the lid for the acrylic box out.
lamp that come out of the making and it also meant that a lot of time was - For the base I would program a laser cutter to cut 20cm by 20
spent on making only one lamp for people to use rather than designing a lamp wood and acrylic. I would pay people to stick 4 pieces of the p
to be mass produced and used by thousands. with one square of acrylic between the 1st and 2nd square of p
Retail: conveyer I would sell my light in any store. I would sell the light I quite someone to wire the light up. Then it would be sanded and p
populated area and I would also sell the light in places where middle class automated machine.
people live as they would be able to afford the lamp as it will be priced - For the wire frame I would I would get a CNC welder to bend
between £45 - £50 and people who have a lower income might not be able to for the wire frame into shape then the wire will be welded to
worker. However through doing this there could be some wire
afford the light but this does not mean that they are not allowed to they might
welders slip up on and this will have to be discarded and this
just have to travel to find one.
amount of profit made.
Transport: To transport my light I would place it into a cardboard box that - Fir the assembly of the light I would employ workers to glue t
would be quite durable and I would fill the rest of the space in the box up with and to nail the wire frame to the base of the light.
packing peanuts. I would not chose to do this if I was shipping lots of the
lamps out as the packing peanuts are bad for the environment but as it is only
one lamp I would use them. I would also just transport the lamp in a car or van
as there is only one.
MIA THOMPSTONE
, Method of production. Commercial production.
Method of production: One-off Method of production: I would chose mass production as it mean
Quantity produced: One a lot of the lamps made and it also meant that in the factory there
humans as robots working. I would also chose this method of pro
Reason: As we only had to make one lamp for the GCSE project/coursework
factory cost is high but it is not as high as something like continuo
which was to make and design a light.
Making of the lamp:
Positives: Through only making one lamp it meant that I could really - For the acrylic box that will go in the middle of the wire frame
concentrate on making the lamp the best that it could be and it also it gave me be made by a CNC laser cutter and then the sides will be stuc
a chance to work on and learn new skills within this trade. the box using a programme machine again. I would also progr
Negatives: Through only making one lamp it meant that there was only one cut the lid for the acrylic box out.
lamp that come out of the making and it also meant that a lot of time was - For the base I would program a laser cutter to cut 20cm by 20
spent on making only one lamp for people to use rather than designing a lamp wood and acrylic. I would pay people to stick 4 pieces of the p
to be mass produced and used by thousands. with one square of acrylic between the 1st and 2nd square of p
Retail: conveyer I would sell my light in any store. I would sell the light I quite someone to wire the light up. Then it would be sanded and p
populated area and I would also sell the light in places where middle class automated machine.
people live as they would be able to afford the lamp as it will be priced - For the wire frame I would I would get a CNC welder to bend
between £45 - £50 and people who have a lower income might not be able to for the wire frame into shape then the wire will be welded to
worker. However through doing this there could be some wire
afford the light but this does not mean that they are not allowed to they might
welders slip up on and this will have to be discarded and this
just have to travel to find one.
amount of profit made.
Transport: To transport my light I would place it into a cardboard box that - Fir the assembly of the light I would employ workers to glue t
would be quite durable and I would fill the rest of the space in the box up with and to nail the wire frame to the base of the light.
packing peanuts. I would not chose to do this if I was shipping lots of the
lamps out as the packing peanuts are bad for the environment but as it is only
one lamp I would use them. I would also just transport the lamp in a car or van
as there is only one.
