Issues in STS: Information Age-Automation

Question 1

Best describe our society nowadays

Answer 1

-Highly modernized
-Automated
-Data-driven
-Technologically advanced

Question 2

ADVANTAGES commonly attributed to automation include

Answer 2

-Higher production rates and increased productivity
-More efficient use of materials
-Better product quality
-Improved safety
-Shorter workweeks for labor
-Reduced factory lead times
-Higher output and increased productivity

Question 3

DISADVANTAGE often associated with automation

Answer 3

-High capital expenditure required to invest in automation
-Higher level of maintenance
-Lower degree of flexibility

Question 4

Technique, method or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices

Answer 4

Automation