Match each term with the correct statement below.

a. computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
b. computer-aided Design (CAD)
c. computer-aided engineering (CAE)
d. flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
e. just-in-time inventory control (JIT)
f. enterprise resource planning (ERP)
g. productivity
h. supply chain management (SCM)

1. What is the use of computers in testing designs for stress and trying out variations without the cost of building a model?
2. When robots and computerized machines can be programmed to switch fairly easily from producing one kind of product to another, this is being utilized.
3. What is the rate at which goods and services are produced?
4. The term means a concentrated effort to improve relationships among manufacturers and their channel partners to better control costs.
5. This term is occasionally called kanban.


1. C) computer-aided engineering (CAE)
2. D) flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
3. G) productivity
4. H) supply chain management (SCM)
5. E) just-in-time inventory control (JIT)

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