7.3.1 c

c. Relate in effectiveness 

•      Example: automobile industries..

•      Cost Effectiveness – 

–     The use of robots in the manufacturing area of the automobile industry has saved millions of dollars over the years. 

–     The automobile industry was able to double and triple their production times. 

–     money saving issues like robots not needing lunch breaks or bathroom breaks. 

–     never call in sick or take vacations. 

–     don't require health insurance or request raises. 

–     can work twenty-four hours a day without a break, and continuously perform the same tasks over and over again virtually non-stop. 

–     Even with the expenses of maintenance and occasional breakdowns, robots just make more sense economically for the automobile industry.

•      Job Effectiveness- 

–     the automotive industry was able to assure that certain jobs would be performed specifically to their expectations. 

–     not limited like humans when it comes to performing many assembly jobs like painting, finishing, welding, riveting, and installation. 

–     don't have restrictions with moving heavy objects or issues of fatigue. 

–     Barring any computer errors, robots will almost always get the job done quicker and more efficiently than a human possibly could. 

–     able to be programmed to perform precise intricate duties at much faster speeds than any human could be expected to.

–     Example: internal combustion engine pistons used to be installed manually. This is rapidly being transitioned to automated machine installation, because the error rate for manual installment was around 1-1.5%, but has been reduced to 0.00001% with automation

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