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level: Automation and Manual Labour in Production Systems

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
technology concerned with the application of mechanical, electronic and computer-based system to operate and control production e.g. processing, assembly, inspection and material handling	Automation
- Increase labour productivity - Reduce labour costs (only fixed costs of automation which can be paid off) - Mitigate effects of labour shortages - Reduce/eliminate routine manual and clerical tasks e.g. imported workers despite high unemployment due to local welfare - Improve worker safety - Improve product quality - Educe manufacturing lead time - Accomplish processes that cannot be done manually	Reasons to automate
yes but significantly less because of human welfare	Is manual labour still relevant long-term?
- Low labour rates in some nations - Too complex tasks to automate - Product life cycle - Reduce risk of new product failure	Long term manual labour
e.g. processing, assembly, inspection and material handling	Examples of automation