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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan for design
   • Applicable work health and safety (WHS), legislative and organisational requirements relevant to designing for mass production are verified and complied with
   • Design brief is reviewed, confirmed and clarified with appropriate personnel
   • Client requirements and desires are reviewed, confirmed and clarified
   • Communication with others is established and maintained in accordance with WHS requirements
   • Problems or underlying factors to be addressed by the design brief are verified
   • Elements of design are diagnosed for the intended design brief
   • Principles of design are diagnosed for the intended design brief
   • Volumes of mass production runs are set, costed and relevance to the market evaluated
2. Design for mass production
   • Concepts for the proposed solution to the design brief are reviewed in accordance with mass production requirements
   • Different solutions to satisfy the requirements of the design brief are presented and reviewed
   • Sample maquette and prototype are reviewed in accordance with the concept sketches
   • Final working drawings and specifications are reviewed and compiled in readiness for mass production
   • Concept is designed for mass manufacture taking into account available equipment and resources
   • Equipment capabilities are reviewed and assessed and design brief modified in accordance with available or obtainable equipment
   • Personnel capabilities are reviewed and assessed and design brief modified in accordance with assessed and available skills
   • Material or resource supply chain to the company is assessed, stock sizes set and design brief modified or altered to cater for availability of resources
   • Outsourcing opportunities are assessed and reviewed in accordance with cost-benefit analysis assigning monetary value to the costs and benefits (social, environmental and monetary) associated with a project for the purpose of selecting and evaluating project investment opportunities
   • Work flow methods are reviewed and the design brief or work flow methods amended to cater for mass production
   • Opportunities for innovation in mass production procedures are researched and implemented
3. Implement design
   • Manufacturing process is planned and organised taking into account available equipment and resources
   • Material is processed in accordance with the manufacturing plan and safe working procedures
   • Jigs are produced to assist with the manufacture of components
   • Components are produced and prepared for assembly
   • Components are assembled in accordance with the working drawings
   • Final product is finished according to specifications
   • Final product is evaluated for functionality and aesthetic appeal
   • Mass production methodology is reviewed
   • Production run products are packaged and despatched to transport methods
   • Mass production anomalies are recorded and reported to the appropriate personnel

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

Apply safe handling requirements for equipment, products and materials, including use of personal protective equipment

Follow work instructions, operating procedures and inspection processes to:

minimise the risk of injury to self or others

prevent damage to goods, equipment and products

maintain required production output and product quality

Apply research, analytical and mathematical skills to the identification and selection of materials and the selection of appropriate production and construction techniques for products

Create innovative designs which satisfy the agreed parameters and consider but are not limited by other historical or contemporary influences

Prepare and work through a design brief taking into account the requirements of mass production to fulfil the design brief and oversee a mass production run

Review information provided and creatively generate proposals for a furnishing product

Apply design elements and principles to designing for mass production in accordance with a design brief

Use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete calculations for design assessment

Lead others and work effectively to improve production quality and outcomes

Communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirements and specifications and the reporting of work outcomes and problems, interpret basic plans and follow safety procedures

Use workplace technology related to the coordination, including communication equipment, time and management aids and other measuring devices

Minimise wastage of resources, including materials, time and money

Work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity and encourage participation of employees in the planning of work activities and changes

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Knowledge Evidence

State or territory WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice relevant to designing for mass production

Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for designing for mass production

Environmental protection requirements

Established communication channels and protocols

Relevant problem identification and resolution

Elements and principles of design

Ergonomics and aesthetic values

Supply chain management

Outsourcing arrangements

Cost-benefit analysis methods

Company resource audit techniques

Design and manufacture for mass production

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use, operation and maintenance

Characteristics of materials, products and defects

Set-up and operation of furniture making equipment

Relevant computer programs

Furniture product machining, assembly and finishing techniques

Sketching and drawing techniques

Storage systems and labelling

Procedures for the recording, reporting and maintenance of workplace records and information

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimation and measurement.

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