New Technology In Manufacturing
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Efficiency & Innovation are very important in the manufacturing process. Let's see what you recall from Unit 33!
- 1.What are the possible methods of measuring efficiency?
- A.
Productivity, Unit costs, Idle resources, Stock levels, Quality & Reinvention
- B.
Pricing, Unit costs, Idle resources, Stock levels, Quality & Resource management
- C.
Productivity, Unit costs, Idle resources, Stock levels, Quality & Resource management
- D.
Productivity, Total costs, Idle resources, Stock levels, Quality & Resource management
- E.
Productivity, Unit costs, Idle resources, spoilage, Quality & Resource management
- 2.Teamworking and cell production are examples of:
- A.
Resource management
- B.
Idle resources
- C.
Productivity
- 3.Making sure a product is ready before prototypes are made is an example of which manaufacturing technology?
- A.
CAM
- B.
CNC
- C.
CIM
- D.
CAD
- 4.Machines doing specific tasks according to numbers is an example of which technology?
- A.
CAM
- B.
CIM
- C.
CAD
- D.
CNC
- 5.When the whole factory is is linked into and controlled automatically, this is an example of which computer technology?
- A.
CIM
- B.
CAD
- C.
CNC
- D.
CAM
- 6.New technology may create costs as well as benefits.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Sometimes there are Health & _ _ _ _ _ _ concerns when new technology is introduced into a manufacturing plant or a factory.
- 8.Efficient production means making the best use of all resources so that the highest number of quality items may be produced at least unit cost.
- A.
True all the time
- B.
True most of the time
- C.
True for service industry only
- D.
True for products only
- E.
Untrue
- 9.The skills of many workers are becoming redundant, leading to unemployment. The solution is for workers to get .................
- A.
Fired
- B.
Re-trained
- C.
Job-sharing ideas
- D.
Overcome feelings of being de-humanised quickly
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