1. In a manufacturing system, how do input and process affect output? 2. Name two advantages of reducing byproducts.
3. Name the three types of engineers most critical to the manufacturing industry.
4. How are the fields of science and engineering related?
5. Why were labor unions created?
Critical Thinking Questions
6. What are the advantages of automation in manufacturing? What disadvantages might there be?
7. If you were to enter the field of engineering, what type of engineer would you like to become?
8. Explain using what you’ve learned about the different kinds of engineers in this unit.
9. Use an example to illustrate the following quote: “Scientists study the world as it is; engineers create the world that has never been.”
10. How do you think the manufacturing industry will evolve in the next ten years? Explain.
11. How would the manufacturing industry be different had interchangeable parts not been invented?