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Review Questions
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1.1 What are the differences between primary, secondary, and tertiary industries? Give an example of
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each category.
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Answer. A primary industry is one that cultivates and exploits natural resources, such as agriculture
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or mining. A secondary industry takes the outputs of primary industries and converts them to
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consumer and capital goods. Examples of secondary industries are textiles and electronics. A tertiary
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industry is in the service sector of the economy. Examples of tertiary industries are banking and
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education.
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1.2 What is a capital good? Provide an example.
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Answer. Capital goods are those purchased by companies to produce goods or provide services.
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Examples of capital goods are aircraft and construction equipment.
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1.3 How are product variety and production quantity related when comparing typical factories?
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Answer. Generally production quantity is inversely related to product variety. A factory that
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produces a large variety of products will produce a smaller quantity of each. A company that
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produces a single product will produce a large quantity.
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1.4 Define manufacturing capability. ju ju
Answer. Manufacturing capability refers to the technical and physical limitations of a
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manufacturing firm and each of its plants. Three categories of capability mentioned in the text are
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(1) technological processing capability, (2) physical size and weight, and (3) production capacity.
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1.5 Name the three basic categories of materials.
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Answer. The three basic categories of engineering materials are (1) metals, (2) ceramics, and (3)
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polymers. A fourth category, composites, is a non-homogeneous mixture of the other types and
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therefore is not a basic category.
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1.6 How does a shaping process differ from a surface processing operation?
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Answer. A shaping process changes the geometry of the work material (machining or forging). A
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surface processing operation does not alter the geometry, but instead alters surface of the work
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(painting or plating).
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1.7 What are two subclasses of assembly processes? Provide an example process for each subclass.
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Answer. The two subclasses of assembly processes are (1) permanent joining and (2) mechanical
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fastening. Examples of permanent joining include welding or adhesive bonding. Examples of
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mechanical fastening include threaded fasteners, such as nuts and bolts, and rivets.
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1.8 Define batch production and describe why it is often used for medium-quantity production
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products.
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Answer. Batch production is where groups, lots, or batches or materials or parts are processed
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together through the manufacturing operations. All units in the batch are processed at a given station
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before the group proceeds to the next station. In a medium or low quantity production situation, the
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same machines are used to produce many types of products. Whenever a machine switches from one
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product to another, a changeover occurs. The changeover requires the machine setup to be torn down
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and set up for the new product. Batch production allows the changeover time
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, to be distributed across a larger number of parts and hence reduce the average operation time per part.
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1.9 What is the difference between a process layout and a product layout in a production facility?
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Answer. A process layout is one where the machinery in a plant is arranged based on the type of
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process it performs. To produce a product it must visit the departments in the order of the operations
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that must be performed. This often includes large travel distances within the plant. A process layout
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is often used when the product variety is large the operation sequences of products are dissimilar. A
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product layout is one where the machinery is arranged based on the general flow of the products that
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will be produced. Travel distance is reduced because products will generally flow to the next
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machine in the sequence. A product layout works well when all products tend to follow the same
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sequence of production.
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1.10 Name two departments that are typically classified as manufacturing support departments.
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Answer. A common organizational structure includes the following three manufacturing support
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departments: (1) manufacturing engineering, (2) production planning and control, and (3) quality
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control.
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Multiple Choice Quiz ju ju
Thereare18 correct answers in the following multiple choice questions (some questions have multiple
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answers that are correct). Toattain a perfect score on the quiz, all correct answers must be given. Each correct
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answer is worth 1 point. Each omitted answer or wrong answer reduces the scoreby 1 point, and
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eachadditionalanswerbeyond thecorrectnumberof answersreducesthescoreby1point.Percentage score on
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the quiz is based on the total number of correct answers.
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1.1 Which of the following industries are classified as secondary industries (three correct answers): (a)
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beverages (b) financial services, (c) fishing, (d) mining, (e) power utilities, (f) publishing, and (g)
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transportation?
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Answer. (a), (e), and (f). ju ju ju ju
1.2 Mining is classified in which one of the following industry categories: (a) agricultural industry, (b)
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manufacturing industry, (c) primary industry, (d) secondary industry, (e) service industry, or (f)
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tertiary industry?
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1.3 Inventions of the Industrial Revolution include which one of the following: (a) automobile, (b) ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju
cannon, (c) printing press, (d) steam engine, or (e) sword?
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1.4 Ferrous metals include which of the following (two correct answers): (a) aluminum, (b) cast iron,
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(c) copper, (d) gold, and (e) steel?
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1.5 Which one of the following engineering materials is defined as a compound containing metallic
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and nonmetallic elements: (a) ceramic, (b) composite, (c) metal, or (d) polymer?
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1.6 Which of the following processes start with a material that is in a fluid or semifluid state and
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solidifies the material in a cavity (two best answers): (a) casting, (b) forging, (c) machining, (d)
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molding, (e) pressing, and (f) turning?
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Answer. (a) and (d). ju ju ju
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, 1.7 Particulate processing of metals and ceramics involves which of the following steps (two best
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answers): (a) adhesive bonding, (b) deformation, (c) forging, (d) material removal, (e) melting, (f)
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pressing, and (g) sintering?
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1.8 Deformation processes include which of the following (two correct answers): (a) casting, (b)
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drilling, (c) extrusion, (d) forging, (e) milling, (f) painting, and (g) sintering?
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1.9 Which one of the following is a machine used to perform extrusion: (a) forge hammer, (b) milling
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machine, (c) rolling mill, (d) press, (e) torch?
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1.10 High-volume production of assembled products is most closely associated with which one of the
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following layout types: (a) cellular layout, (b) fixed position layout, (c) process layout, or (d)
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product layout?
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1.11 A production planning and control department accomplishes which of the following functions in its
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role of providing manufacturing support (two best answers): (a) designs and orders machine tools,
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(b) develops corporate strategic plans, (c) orders materials and purchased parts, (d) performs
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quality inspections, and (e) schedules the order of products on a machine?
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Answer. (c) and (e). ju ju ju
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