Automation Principles and Strategies

The purpose of the first step in the USA approach is to __________ the current process in all of its details.

• Simplify

• Automate

• Understand

The strategy of __________ operations involves reducing the number of separate production machines through which the part must be routed.

• Single

• Combined

• Multiple

A logical extension of the combined operations strategy is to _________ perform the operations that are combined at one workstation.

• Simultaneously

• Single handedly

• Continuously

_________ for quality of work is traditionally performed after the process is completed.

• Assembly

• Packing

• Inspection

___________ involves extensive use of computer applications, computer data bases, and computer networking throughout the enterprise.

• CAD

• CAM

• CIM