Fundamentals of Manufacturing - IEE 401 Reviewer Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering manufacturing systems, management, SPC, conversion technologies, and automated material handling.

The term 'production' first appeared in 1483 and derives from the Latin word __________, which means 'lead forward'.

producere

According to Young and Mayer (1984), __________ is defined as 'the conversion of a design into a finished product.'

Manufacturing

In Industrial Engineering, the production input 'Method' is acquired from the __________ Market.

Information

The __________ Utility is provided by the marketing function and represents the 'use value' beyond the exchange value.

Possession

The general formula for productivity is defined as Productivity = __________.

$$\frac{\text{Output}}{\text{Input}}$$

Pure Value Added is calculated via the addition procedure as Pure Value Added = Profit + Personnel Expenditure + Interest + Land Rent + __________.

Tax

According to H. Emerson (1916), Manufacturing Efficiency is calculated as Efficiency = __________ $\times 100$.

$$\frac{\text{Standard Time}}{\text{Actual Time}}$$

The word 'system' originated in the year $1619$ from a Greek word meaning __________.

to set up in sync

A self-controlling adaptive system that adjusts to external environment changes is known as a(n) __________ system.

adaptive (or cybernetic)

Decision-making under __________ occurs when competitors act against plans and is solved using game theory.

conflict

In 1815, the phrase 'manufacturing system' was employed by utopian socialist __________ to mean 'factory system'.

Owen

'Scientific Management' was emphasized in the early 20th century by __________ in 1911.

Taylor

Statistical Process Control (SPC) was introduced in the 1920s by __________ of Bell Laboratories.

Walter Shewhart

In SPC for attribute data, a __________-chart is used to track the fraction defective when subgroup sizes may vary.

P

Six Sigma quality targets aim for near-zero defects by fitting __________ standard deviations between the process mean and the nearest specification limit.

$$6$$

In Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE), the formula for Value is defined as Value = __________.

$$\frac{\text{Quality}}{\text{Cost}}$$

The stage of the production process responsible for mapping the exact sequence of operations is called __________.

Routing

A production system where a single, unique product is created for a specific customer according to unique requirements is known as __________ Production.

Job (or One-off)

Fixed Automation is also known as __________ Automation because operational sequences are determined by hardware setup rather than software.

Hard

The term Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) was coined in 1973 by __________.

J. Harrington

In CIM architecture, CAD manages design, CAM manages production, and __________ manages the management function.

CAP

Pyrolysis decomposes biomass in the complete absence of oxygen at temperatures ranging from __________ to __________.

$250^\circ\text{C}$ to $700^\circ\text{C}$

The rate-determining step in the four biological stages of Anaerobic Digestion is __________.

Hydrolysis

The chemical equation for alcoholic fermentation is $C_6H_{12}O_6 \rightarrow$ __________ $+ 2CO_2$.

$$2C_2H_5OH$$

Material handling adds __________ to a product, but does NOT add __________.

cost; value

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) navigate dynamically using Natural Feature LiDAR combined with __________.

Visual SLAM

UHF / RAIN RFID technology can perform bulk scanning at speeds up to __________ tags per second without direct line-of-sight.

$$1{,}000$$

Articulated 4-to-6 axis robotic picking arms are capable of handling up to __________ picks per hour.

$$1{,}200$$

In the Levels of Automation Spectrum, Level 4 represents __________ operations such as AI-managed AMR fleets and lights-out facilities.

Autonomous

In machining and processing operations, activities like Hole Punching, Bending, and Spinning fall under the category of __________.

Forming & Shaping