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WorksheetsIntro to Advanced Manufacturing
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The_________is responsible for scheduling work throughout the factory.
a)
factory manager
b)
production planner
c)
first-line supervisor
d)
industrial engineer
2.
Which of the following is NOT true about manufacturing employment in the U.S.?
a)
The number of people employed in the sector has risen dramatically
b)
The number of people employed in the sector has dropped in the last 10 years.
c)
There is a high demand for skilled manufacturing workers.
d)
Manufacturing jobs today require higher skills than in the past.
3.
True or False?
CNC manufacture is highly automated
CNC manufacture is highly automated
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or False?
Parts are manufactured to tight tolerances.
Parts are manufactured to tight tolerances.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Identify the advantage that automation has over human workers:
a)
The ability to react to new and unexpected events.
b)
The ability to detect patterns.
c)
The ability to detect and understand sounds.
d)
Efficiency
6.
Which of the following is the raw material for forging?
a)
molten metal
b)
sand
c)
solid metal
d)
plastic
7.
Which manufacturing process would be most suitable for the manufacture of 1 million plastic bottles?
a)
sand casting
b)
extrusion
c)
spinning
d)
blow molding
8.
True or False?
Product design plays an important role in a contract manufacturing company.
Product design plays an important role in a contract manufacturing company.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
__________can only be used to create parts that are axis symmetrical.
a)
Turning
b)
Drilling
c)
Casting
d)
Milling
10.
Which of the following jobs requires the least training prior to starting the job?
a)
Assembly workers
b)
Production planners
c)
CNC machine operators
d)
First-line supervisors
11.
True or False?
Industrial engineers are heavily involved in the day-to-day operations in a factory.
Industrial engineers are heavily involved in the day-to-day operations in a factory.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The _________ is responsible for scheduling work throughout the factory.
a)
production planner
b)
industrial engineer
c)
first-line supervisor
d)
factory manager
13.
Which manufacturing process would be most suitable for the manufacture of 10,000 identical screws?
a)
Blow Molding
b)
Forging
c)
Sand Casting
d)
CNC Turning
14.
________ casting is an efficient process for the mass production of small parts.
a)
Die
b)
Sand
15.
True or False?
Division of labor means that one worker would now have to divide his or her time between a number of tasks.
Division of labor means that one worker would now have to divide his or her time between a number of tasks.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which of the following is NOT an example of automation:
a)
One human worker performing the tasks formerly done by three human workers.
b)
A sensor that detects parts of the wrong size.
c)
An HMI
d)
The use of a robotic arm to place raw material in a CNC lathe.
17.
Which of the following tasks is performed by the marketing department?
a)
Find out what customers want in new products
b)
Operate machinery
c)
Provide after-sales service
d)
Design products
18.
True or False?
Staff reduction is the only possible outcome of widespread automation.
Staff reduction is the only possible outcome of widespread automation.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or False?
Drilling creates vertical holes in a work piece, while milling creates only horizontal lines.
Drilling creates vertical holes in a work piece, while milling creates only horizontal lines.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The Pareto principle, as it applies to quality control, states that:
a)
any variation in a manufacturing process is bad for quality.
b)
the causes of quality problems all contribute equally to the number of products rejected at final inspection.
c)
100% quality is impossible to achieve.
d)
most of the quality problems are caused by the same few causes.
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