DP Design Technology Questionbank

Figure 10 shows computer integrated manufacturing (CIM).

Figure 10: Computer integrated manufacturing

[Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robot_worker.jpg
Mountain at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (Wikimedia Commons)]

CIM is a system that uses computers to integrate production, business and manufacturing in order to create more efficient production lines.

Which of the following are elements of CIM?

I.   Extraction of raw materials

II.  Tracking of financial resources

III. Manufacturing final product

A. I and II

B. I and III

C. II and III

D. I, II and III

Outline one way computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) can enhance quality control.

Outline one reason, other than cost, why this factory did not adopt computer integrated manufacturing (CIM).

Which of the following are monitored in computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)?

I. Purchasing

II. Recovery of products at the end of their useful life

III. Distribution

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III