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Why are industrial practices designed?
To ensure good quality products are manufactured efficiently at a profit. Designers work with clients and manufacturers - all need to keep needs of consumer in mind
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What is the role of the client?
identifies the need for a product through market research and uses this to provide a design brief for the designer, sets production deadlines and the price of the product, usually a manufacturer or retailer
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What is the role of the designer?
works to the design brief and researches market trends, fabrics and processes, takes into account any relevant societal, cultural, moral, environmental or safety issues, produces a design specification, product costings, and helps plan manufacture
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What is the role of the manufacturer?
uses models or prototypes made by the designer, and works out the most efficient way of manufacturing the product, produces a production plan and a work schedule, during manufacture they aim to keep material and labour costs down, while producing
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What is the role of the user/consumer?
> demands a product that meets their requirements: a high-quality, value-for-money and safe product
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identifies the need for a product through market research and uses this to provide a design brief for the designer, sets production deadlines and the price of the product, usually a manufacturer or retailer

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