C: Completion

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 638.

B: Matching

Match the words in the first column with expressions of similar meaning in the second column.

1. obsolete ____ a . repetitious and boring

2. assignment ____ b. factory

3. layout ____ с. change and adjust continuous production equipment

4. routine ____ d. doubling of production, equipment, and workers

5. plant ____ e. an attitude of not caring about the product

6. alienation ____ f. how workers feel about their work

7. uniform ____ g. a group of workers who start at 4 p.m.

8. interchangeable ____ h. production expenses divided by the number of items produced

9. retool ____ i. changed to be used for another purpose

10. duplication ____ j. plan for placement of machines and workers

11. morale ____ k. duty

12. second shift ____ l. raw materials and unsold products in storage

13. unit cost ____ m. old fashioned

14. adapted ____ n. exactly equal

15. inventory ____ о. able to be substituted for another part

Supply the correct form of a word from the previous exercises to complete the sentences below.

1. Since the present equipment is producing at maximum speed, production can be increased only by ________________ of the assembly line.

2. The machines are ________________ during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day when all the employees are off.

3. ________________ can be kept to a minimum by carefully planning production schedules and delivery dates.

4. We try to schedule maintenance procedures at night to avoid having to pay the line workers for ________________ time. They cannot produce anything when the machines are being serviced.

5. If we could produce this product on an assembly line, we could reduce the________________.

6. The reason these two parts have different stock numbers is that they are produced by different manufacturers, but you can use either one since they are________________.

7. If American manufacturers change to the metric system, all industrialized countries will have a ________________system of measure.

8. The camera can be ________________ for underwater use by sealing it in a watertight plastic case.

9. Every year about this time, the automobile factories shut down in order to ________________ for production of next year's models.

10. Employee _______________ has improved since the office has been redecorated. Productivity has also increased.