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Impact of ICT on Car Production.
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IMPACT OF ICT ON CAR PRODUCTION Contents CONTENTS 2 CAR PRODUCTION IN THE PAST 3 CAR PRODUCTION AS IT IS NOW 4 PRODUCTION AND ASSEMBLY 4 EMPLOYEES 6 MANUFACTURERS 6 Car Production In The Past Traditionally, there would be a group of workers who would assemble cars. Skilled manual workers operated lathes and cutting tools, this would need lots of training and experience. The workers needed the ability to adapt to changes in task specifications. However unskilled and partly-skilled workers had to sort out and assemble these pieces by hand. Engineers who designed the cars had to work with paper and drawing equipment, producing one or two dimensional diagrams and plans. However these plans often had to be redrawn from scratch if testing had failed. Engineering designers who worked in teams had to work simultaneously on one paper drawing or make amendments on photocopies. To test new products they built scale models or prototypes. These engineers were then required to breakdown designs into parts, estimate raw...
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