Deck 12: Justifying the Use of a Robot

Question 1

Under which step of the SWOT analysis would we look into competitors' general cost of goods sold and market share?

A) List company weaknesses
B) Do research
C) List opportunities
D) Develop a strategy and execute it

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How does damage of a robot compare to damage of human workers?

Answer 2

If we damage the robot,we can get it replacement parts.But if a human gets injured,he or she requires medical care.A robot does not feel pain; it only knows what its sensors tell it,and even then the information is purely data.If a person gets injured,there is pain and suffering involved not to mention the possibility of scaring,surgery,rehabilitation,and permanent loss of mobility or function.

Question 3

How do we figure ROI?

Answer 3

We calculate this by taking the operating cost of the equipment and subtracting it from the amount of money it saves.Once we know the amount of profit or money made using the machine,we divide the total cost of the equipment by this number to determine how long it takes to pay for itself.If we figure it on a part-by-part basis,we would determine how many parts it needs to make to pay for itself and then turn that into a time scale using some correlation between parts produced and the time needed to produce them.If we are working on a cost savings versus human labor then we simply figure out the per-hour savings and use that to get the total hours needed to pay for the robot.Once we have that figure we simply divide be the number of hours it runs per year or week to figure out the time for payback.

Question 4

For industrial systems,the desired amount of time for the robot to pay for itself is in ______.

A) two years or less
B) 36 months or less
C) five years or less
D) six months or less

Question 5

Which of the following is not a savings in precision or quality when working with a robot?

A) Higher levels of customer satisfaction
B) The ability to replace worn-out motors
C) Tighter tolerances on parts produced
D) Reduction in scrapped parts

Question 6

Under which step of the SWOT analysis would we look at a facility's location or the skill level of the employees?

A) Determine the focus
B) List threats
C) Establish priorities
D) List company strengths

Question 7

What are the eight steps of a SWOT analysis?

Question 8

Under which step of the SWOT analysis would we look at strengths and opportunities that are compatible with the goal(s) while also looking at threats and weaknesses that stand in the way?

A) Develop a strategy and execute it
B) List opportunities
C) Do research
D) List company weaknesses

Question 9

What are the costs associated with worker's injury on the job?

Question 10

Under which step of the SWOT analysis would we look at challenges that stand in the way of success?

A) Determine the focus
B) List company strengths
C) List threats
D) Establish priorities

Question 11

How does robot-operating cost compare to human labor cost?

Question 12

What are some of the places robots can go that humans cannot?

Question 13

Under which step of the SWOT analysis would we look into new products or changes in social patterns?

A) List opportunities
B) List company weaknesses
C) Do research
D) Develop a strategy and execute it

Question 14

When it comes to hazardous environments,which of the following is a benefit of using robotic systems?

A) When the job is done,we can dispose of the robot with the rest of the hazardous waste.
B) No need for PPE.
C) Robots can work in environments that would kill humans.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a consideration when discussing robot versus human labor?

A) Robots require a support staff.
B) Humans are better than robots at certain tasks.
C) If a business is not profitable,it will shut down.
D) Robots are more entertaining to watch than people.

Question 16

Which of the following is not what one of the SWOT initials stands for?

A) Strengths
B) Work
C) Opportunities
D) Threats