LESSON#13 Flashcards

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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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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
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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
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