Manufacturing Information Systems

What are some benefits of using a manufacturing execution system?

• Unimproved work flow

• Inaccurate data acquisition

• Reduced errors and expenses

• Real-time gaming

What are the drawbacks of using bar codes for automatic identification?

• There are only benefits

• Accurate data acquisition

• Reduced errors and expenses

• Real-time tracking

What is the main idea of the excerpt?

• WMS systems

• How to read bar codes

• Entering data at terminals

• Information systems for material management

When can it be inferred that the company will use radio frequency identification?

• Only when line-of-sight access is available

• When working with barcodes

• When materials are stored in cartons

• At data entry terminals

How do employees enter the radio frequency identification?

• By hand

• Using bar codes

• With line-of-sight access

• As printed on-site

What is a scanner?

• A tag that is attached to an object in order to provide information

• Triggered without human intervention

• A series of vertical lines that form a code which can be read by a scanner

• A device that uses a laser to read bar code information

What is a label?

• A tag that is attached to an object in order to provide information

• Triggered without human intervention

• A series of vertical lines that form a code which can be read by a scanner

• A device that uses a laser to read bar code information