Automation in Manufacturing

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The acronym CIM stands for:

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Computer Integrated Manufacturing

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Which of the following is an advantage of automation?
Human workers can be easily replaced,
It creates more un-skilled labor jobs,
The process can be completed faster,
It is easier to make mistakes

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It creates more un-skilled labor jobs

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Workers in a factory manage individual work stations where they perform one or two tasks. The products being produced travel through the factory from one workstation to the next. This scenario describes:

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An assembly line

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Four companies in the United States make phones, and each has its own specially shaped charging plug. Consumers have become frustrated that charge cords from their old phones will not work with their new phones. This scenario describes the need for:

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Standardization

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Replacing human labor with machines that humans control.

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mechanization

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period of cultural change in which a society transitions from rural to urban as new technologies are developed to support industry

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industrial revolution

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Using a computer to model parts or processes, or to create technical drawings.

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CAD (computer aided design)

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Using computers to design cutting instructions for machine tools

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CAM (computer aided machining)

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All of the following are jobs performed by robots in manufacturing for humans except - dangerous, dirty, delusional, dull

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delusional

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facilities for storing manufactured goods or raw materials

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automated warehouse