LESSON#13 Flashcards
1
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Highly modernized, automated, data-driven and technologically advanced - these best describe our society nowadays, as evidence by how information can be transferred or shared
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QUICKLY
2
Q
Give at least six positive effects of automation
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- HIGHER PRODUCTION RATES AND INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
- MORE EFFICIENT USE OF MATERIALS
- BETTER PRODUCT QUALITY
- IMPROVE SAFETY
- SHORTER WORK WEEK FOR LABOR
- REDUCE FACTORY LEAD TIMES
3
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Give at least four negative effects of automation
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- WORKER DISPLACEMENT RESULTING IN EMOTIONAL STRESS
- HIGH CAPITAL EXPENDITURE REQUIRED TO INVEST IN AUTOMATION
- A HIGHER LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE NEEDED THAN WITH A MANUAL OPERATED MACHINE
- GENERALLY LOWER DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY