Using Technology Such as Robots and Computer-Controlled Machinery to Shift

question 57

Multiple Choice

Using technology such as robots and computer-controlled machinery to shift from mass production to custom order manufacturing is referred to as

• A)computer integrated manufacturing (CIM).
• B)lean manufacturing.
• C)Six Sigma.
• D)computer-aided design (CAD).

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Definitions:

Method

A planned way of doing something involving systematic and orderly steps or techniques to achieve a desired result or solve a problem.

Method of Agreement

A principle in inductive reasoning that if two or more instances of a phenomenon share a single common condition, then the condition is likely to be a cause of the phenomenon.

Necessary Condition

A condition that must be present for an event or situation to occur; without it, the event cannot happen.

Sufficient Condition

A condition that, if satisfied, guarantees the occurrence or validity of another event or condition.