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Topic: Manufacturing process
Engineering Education
	Standard 16. Understands various manufacturing processes
		Level IV (Grade 9-12)
			Benchmark 2.		Understands how robots and computers are used in automated manufacturing processes
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands how robots are used in automated manufacturing processes
					2.	Understands how computers are used in automated manufacturing processes
			Benchmark 4.		Understands basic technological systems used in the manufacturing industry
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands the manufacturing industries basic technological systems
			Benchmark 5.		Understands the advanced systematic processes involved in the custom fabrication and mass production of products
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands the advanced systematic processes involved in the custom fabrication of products
					2.	Understands the advanced systematic processes involved in the mass production of products
			Benchmark 8.		Understands that product development processing involves developmental stages (e.g., raw material input, processing, producing outputs)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands that product development processing involves developmental stages such as raw material input
					2.	Understands that product development processing involves developmental stages such as processing
					3.	Understands that product development processing involves developmental stages such as producing outputs
	Standard 17. Understands elements of production planning
		Level IV (Grade 9-12)
			Benchmark 1.		Knows the physical limitations of a company to produce products
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows that companies have physical limitations to producing products
					2.	Knows what the physical limitations of a company to produce products are
	Standard 18. Understands concepts of production control in the manufacturing industry
		Level IV (Grade 9-12)
			Benchmark 1.		Understands the development and management of production systems for manufacturing products
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands the development of production systems for manufacturing products
					2.	Understands the management of production systems for manufacturing products
			Benchmark 2.		Understands the relationships between inputs, feedback, and outputs in the manufacturing industry
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands the relationships between inputs and feedback in the manufacturing industry
					2.	Understands the relationships between feedback and outputs in the manufacturing industry
					3.	Understands the relationships between inputs and outputs in the manufacturing industry
			Benchmark 3.		Understands world class manufacturing concepts (e.g., just-in-time, point-of-use-delivery, pull-through production, one-piece manufacturing, cellular manufacturing)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands world class manufacturing concepts such as just-in-time
					2.	Understands world class manufacturing concepts such as point-of-use-delivery
					3.	Understands world class manufacturing concepts such as pull-through production
					4.	Understands world class manufacturing concepts such as one-piece manufacturing
					5.	Understands world class manufacturing concepts such as cellular manufacturing
	Standard 19. Understands the interrelationship of manufacturing and society
		Level IV (Grade 9-12)
			Benchmark 1.		Understands how human need drives the manufacturing industry (e.g., types and amounts of products produced)
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands how human need drives the manufacturing industry such as types of products produced
Technology
	Standard 6. Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology
		Level II (Grade 3-5)
			Benchmark 6.		Knows that manufacturing processes include designing the product, gathering natural and/or synthetic resources, and final production
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Understands the basic manufacturing process
					2.	Knows that the manufacturing process includes product design
					3.	Knows that the manufacturing process includes gathering resources
					4.	Knows that the manufacturing process includes final production
		Level III (Grade 6-8)
			Benchmark 6.		Knows that manufacturing processes use hand tools, human-operated machines, and automated machines to separate, form, combine, and condition natural and synthetic materials; these changes may either be physical or chemical
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows that manufacturing processes uses hand tools
					2.	Knows that manufacturing processes uses human-operated machines
					3.	Knows that manufacturing processes uses automated machines
					4.	Knows that the manufacturing process uses tools and machines to separate, form, combine, and condition natural and synthetic materials
					5.	Knows the during the manufacturing process, physical and chemical changes are made to materials
		Level IV (Grade 9-12)
			Benchmark 7.		Knows that there are different types of manufacturing systems (customized, batch, and continuous production) and manufacturing results in two different types of goods, durable and non-durable
				Knowledge/skill statements
					1.	Knows that there are different types of manufacturing systems
					2.	Knows that customized production is one type of manufacturing system
					3.	Knows that batch production is one type of manufacturing system
					4.	Knows that continuous production is one type of manufacturing system
					5.	Knows that manufacturing results in two different types of goods, durable and non-durable

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

Topic: Manufacturing process

Engineering Education

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