Year 5, Term 2: ManufacturingFocus: ManufacturingScope and sequence: Project management |
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Learning intention: Students can solve problems through the safe and creative use of materials, tools and equipment. |
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NSW Syllabus
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Australian Curriculum
(version 9.0)
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"A student plans and uses
materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need
or opportunity." (ST3-2DP-T)
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"Students learn to explain how
characteristics and properties of materials, systems,
components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing
designed solutions." (AC9TDE6K05)
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Revision: The design cycle
Introduction to the topic
Project management 101 (Price, quality and time).
A basic operating principle in project management is that there are three main considerations, namely; price, quality and time, and you can only have two out of three. For example if you manufacture things quickly and cheaply you can't expect to have very high quality.
Introduction to Modular Design
Lean manufacturing
The five lean manufacturing principles were developed in Japan and used extensively by Toyota (https://www.manufacturing.net/home/article/13193437/the-principles-of-lean-manufacturing). The five principles are:
The following video (4:52) tells the history and significance of this story:
Lean manufacturing principle # 1: Identify value
Lean manufacturing principle # 2: Map the value stream
Lean manufacturing principle # 4: Establish pull
The following video (4:05) explains the dynamics and
efficiencies of pull systems.
Lean manufacturing principle # 5: Seek perfection