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What does automation buy and cost?
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It buys consistent quality, continuous running and a collapsing labour cost per part. It costs high capital, slow expensive changes, and bad parts made in bulk before a fault is noticed.
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Give two disadvantages of an assembly line.
Answer
Repetitive demotivating work, and the whole line stopping if any one station does. It is also inflexible once laid out.
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Why is a hybrid system so common?
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Machines take the repetitive work and people take the judgement, so it copes with variation full automation cannot. The cost is two systems to balance.
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What does CIM add beyond automation?
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It links design, production, stock and quality into one system, so a design change flows straight to the machines and every part is traceable — and the plant depends entirely on that software.
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