chapter 2

Question 1

What is manufacturing

Answer 1

The application of physical and or chemical processes to alter geometry, proprieties or appearance of a given starting material to make parts or products

Question 2

3 basic industry categories

Answer 2

1. Primary Industries use natural resources
2. Secondary industries convert primary outputs into products
3. Tertiary services constituent service sector of economy

Question 3

difference between consumer goods and capitol goods

Answer 3

Capital goods are products purchased by other companies to produce goods and supply services

Consumer goods are products purchased directly by the cosnusmer

Question 4

difference between a processing operation and an assembly operation

Answer 4

Processing operation transforms a work material from one state of completion to a more advanced state

Assembly operation joins two or more components to create a new utility

Question 5

4 categories of part shaping operations based on starting work material

Answer 5

1. Solidification processes-casting and molding
2. Particulate processing-powder
3. Deformation processing-ductile metal
4. material removal processes-starting material is solid

Question 6

4 types of permanent joining methods

Answer 6

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Question 7

What type of production does a job shop preform

Answer 7

Low production 1-100 units quanitites of specialized and customized products