1. Manufacturing Processes & Definitions

2. Manufacturing Ideas Innovation = new idea or being creative
Simple or complex designs
Design & Development = taking a concept through the process of making a model or plan
Prototype = original model of the product (used to develop the product)
Innovation = Go to kickstarter.com or have students find a innovative product.
Example: Coolest Cooler: 21st Century Coller that’s Actually Cooler

3. Manufacturing Costs Materials Labor Capital
Raw materials = material or substance used to make something
Labor
Production = making the product; usually includes technology, machines, robotics & assembly lines
Capital
Financial resources available

4. Market Research Assessing a product or service through research
Test reactions to a product or service before making it available to the general public
Focus groups
Product testing
Surveys

5. Production
Outputs = Amount of energy, work products or services produced in a given period of time by a company individual or machine
Supplier or vendor = a company that provides another company with goods or services
Warehouse = products are stored before distribution

6. Distribution
Distribution = Taking an item after it is manufactured and putting into the hands of the consumer
Sending products to stores or to a business
How do you ship your product?
Does packaging affect distribution?
What are the logistics of sending your product?
Logistics means:
the detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies.
he commercial activity of transporting goods to customers.

7. Marketing
Hang Tag = Something that is attached to a product (like a piece of clothing) that shares information about the manufacturer and the product.
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8. Additional Marketing What are other ways to market a product? TV Radio
Brochures
Store Displays
Hang Tag
Internet
Social Media
Conventions in Manufacturing