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Engineering Chap 6
Term | Definition |
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continuous production | products built in steady flow |
assembly line system | allows for continuous manufacturing at a steady rate |
economy of scales | as production increases. the cost of production each unit decreases |
capital costs | factory and machinery costs |
batch production | process of producing standardized parts in quantity to be assembled later into larger products |
interchangeable parts | pre-fabricated standardized parts that are assembled into products |
unintended consequences | effects that arise after technologies have become mainstream that are not forseen |