Technology Today and Tomorrow ©2004

Chapter 8: Manufacturing Systems


1.	In manufacturing, recycled materials are one type of
		A)	input.
		B)	output.
		C)	conditioning.
		D)	postprocessing.


2.	Casting molten metal in a mold is an example of
		A)	conditioning.
		B)	separating.
		C)	forming.
		D)	combining.


3.	Magnetizing a metal part is an example of
		A)	conditioning.
		B)	separating.
		C)	forming.
		D)	combining.


4.	Smaller companies owned and controlled by a larger "parent" company are
		A)	reengineered units.
		B)	manufacturing complexes.
		C)	cottage industries.
		D)	subsidiaries.


5.	The most economical type of production is
		A)	intermittent production.
		B)	custom production.
		C)	job-lot production.
		D)	continuous production.


6.	Seasonal items, such as snowblowers, are usually manufactured by
		A)	jobbed-out production.
		B)	intermittent production.
		C)	custom production.
		D)	continuous production.


7.	Material that is formed in a widely used size, shape, or amount is called
		A)	factory size.
		B)	customary portion.
		C)	family size.
		D)	standard stock.


8.	An economic system in which families make products in their homes to sell is called
		A)	domestic consumption.
		B)	the Information Age.
		C)	cottage industry.
		D)	line production.


9.	Producing as many quality products as possible in the least amount of time is called
		A)	on-demand production.
		B)	continuous production.
		C)	efficiency.
		D)	diversifying.


10.	Which is an example of a company's fixed capital?
		A)	bank accounts
		B)	factory buildings and machines
		C)	the workforce
		D)	the documents of incorporation