Exploring the History of Manufacturing Processes Quiz

The Romans used factories to produce weapons, scrolls, pottery, glassware, and other products.

The two verticals of the history of manufacturing are the discovery and invention of materials and processes to make things, and the development of the systems of production.

Early fabrication of implements and weapons was accomplished more as crafts and trades than contemporary manufacturing.

<p>Some of the ancient processes mentioned in the text are casting, hammering (forging), and grinding, which date back 6000 years or more.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Systems of manufacturing refer to the ways of organizing people and equipment so that production can be performed efficiently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Discovery and invention of materials and processes to make things, and 2. Development of the systems of production</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Casting, hammering (forging), and grinding</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weapons, scrolls, pottery, glassware, and other products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More as crafts and trades than contemporary manufacturing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ways of organizing people and equipment so that production can be performed efficiently</p> Signup and view all the answers