Technology: Engineering & Design

Chapter 11: Manufacturing Fundamentals

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
A corporation is a
A)limited partnership.
B)factory.
C)company owned by people who have bought shares in it.
D)company that makes things in a factory and sells them through retailers.
2.
A factory retools and produces a limited number of disposable turkey roasting pans before Thanksgiving. This approach to production can be described as
A)custom production.
B)intermittent production.
C)direct-order production.
D)continuous production.
3.
A company won't survive long in business if, after paying all expenses, it ends up without any
A)standard stock.
B)subassemblies.
C)unexpected by-products of production.
D)profit.
4.
In a factory, finished packaged products are stacked in a specific pattern in a room where temperature and humidity are controlled. Which phase of the manufacturing process is this activity a part of?
A)production
B)preprocessing
C)tempering
D)post-processing
5.
In a factory, vast numbers of a product are manufactured in a steady process on an assembly line. What type of production is illustrated in this scenario?
A)custom production
B)seamless production
C)continuous production
D)intermittent production
6.
Which activity would not be classified as materials processing?
A)designing
B)separating
C)combining
D)forming
7.
The term value added conveys the concept that
A)manufacturing is a costly economic activity.
B)materials are worth more after being changed into useful products.
C)the "middle-men" get most of the profits in an economy.
D)high-end manufactures are worth more than low-end products.
8.
In today's economy, manufacturers compete to satisfy customer wants and needs in
A)the global market.
B)a niche market.
C)local economies.
D)regional economies.
9.
Which item could not be classified as an industrial material?
A)stacked lumber stock
B)wire on spools
C)hardwood in a forest
D)barrels of chemical solvent
10.
Customer X requires a product that is uniquely tailored to specific needs. Which type of production is most likely to meet this customer's requirements?
A)job-lot production
B)continuous production
C)intermittent production
D)custom production
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