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CIM - History of Manufacturing

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Computer Integrated Manufacturing?

a)

the use of computers to help create, modify, analyze, or optimize a design or project

b)

a type of critical thinking that makes small improvements by teamwork, morals, and quality by helping each other.

c)

the process of using computer and automation systems to control manufacturing or production systems

d)

the use of numerical control (NC) software to create G-code to drive computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools for manufacturing parts and products.

2.

What is Computer Aided Design?

a)

the use of computers to help create, modify, analyze, or optimize a design or project

b)

a type of critical thinking that makes small improvements by teamwork, morals, and quality by helping each other.

c)

the process of using computer and automation systems to control manufacturing or production systems

d)

the use of numerical control (NC) software to create G-code to drive computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools for manufacturing parts and products.

3.

What is Computer Aided Manufacturing?

a)

the use of computers to help create, modify, analyze, or optimize a design or project

b)

a type of critical thinking that makes small improvements by teamwork, morals, and quality by helping each other.

c)

the process of using computer and automation systems to control manufacturing or production systems

d)

the use of numerical control (NC) software to create G-code to drive computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools for manufacturing parts and products.

4.

What is Kaizen?

a)

a production system which is aimed at reducing flow times in manufacturing and movement of materials and goods. A benefit is improved response times to customers.

b)

management that focuses on cutting out waste whilst ensuring quality.

c)

a type of critical thinking that makes small improvements by teamwork, morals, and quality by helping each other.

d)

a quality improvement process with the objective of making the number of defective products near insignificant.

5.

What is Just in Time?

a)

a production system which is aimed at reducing flow times in manufacturing and movement of materials and goods. A benefit is improved response times to customers.

b)

management that focuses on cutting out waste whilst ensuring quality.

c)

a type of critical thinking that makes small improvements by teamwork, morals, and quality by helping each other.

d)

a quality improvement process with the objective of making the number of defective products near insignificant.

6.

What is Six Sigma?

a)

a production system which is aimed at reducing flow times in manufacturing and movement of materials and goods. A benefit is improved response times to customers.

b)

management that focuses on cutting out waste whilst ensuring quality.

c)

a type of critical thinking that makes small improvements by teamwork, morals, and quality by helping each other.

d)

a quality improvement process with the objective of making the number of defective products near insignificant.

7.

What is Lean Manufacturing?

a)

a production system which is aimed at reducing flow times in manufacturing and movement of materials and goods. A benefit is improved response times to customers.

b)

management that focuses on cutting out waste whilst ensuring quality.

c)

a type of critical thinking that makes small improvements by teamwork, morals, and quality by helping each other.

d)

a quality improvement process with the objective of making the number of defective products near insignificant.

8.

What is Automation?

a)

the use of technology to ease human labor or extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans.

b)

a system for the automatic relocation and retrieval of items or documents to or from storage.

c)

load carriers that travel along the floor of a facility without an onboard operator or driver.

d)

the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.

9.

What is Robotics?

a)

the use of technology to ease human labor or extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans.

b)

a system for the automatic relocation and retrieval of items or documents to or from storage.

c)

load carriers that travel along the floor of a facility without an onboard operator or driver.

d)

the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.

10.

What is an Automated Storage and Retrieval System?

a)

the use of technology to ease human labor or extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans.

b)

a system for the automatic relocation and retrieval of items or documents to or from storage.

c)

load carriers that travel along the floor of a facility without an onboard operator or driver.

d)

the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.

11.

What are Autonomous Guided Vehicles?

a)

the use of technology to ease human labor or extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans.

b)

a system for the automatic relocation and retrieval of items or documents to or from storage.

c)

load carriers that travel along the floor of a facility without an onboard operator or driver.

d)

the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.

12.

Who came up with the term "Automation?"

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Masaaki Imai

d)

Ivan Sutherland

13.

Who is recognized for developing one of the first CAD systems - a "Man-Machine Graphical Communication System?"

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Taiichi Ohno

c)

Masaaki Imai

d)

Ivan Sutherland

14.

Who is known as the "father" of Just-in-Time Manufacturing?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Taiichi Ohno

c)

Masaaki Imai

d)

Ivan Sutherland

15.

Who introduced Kaizen to the world in 1986?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Taiichi Ohno

c)

Masaaki Imai

d)

Ivan Sutherland