Modern manufacturing occurs in a variety of areas, not just the factory. Look around for simplified examples of manufacturing. These are simplified production lines, used by individuals to build dozens of simple products. To manufacture a product, companies first identify a need. In this case, the need is something in which to store compact disks.
Engineers then identify ways in which CDs can be stored.
A design is developed and tested. Once the design is accepted, the product must be manufactured. The product can be custom or mass produced. In this activity, you will custom produce a crate, while comparing it to ways in which the product could be mass produced. Saw Tape measure Design for End of CD Crate Labels or stickers 1.