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What characterizes the fourth industrial revolution?
What characterizes the fourth industrial revolution?
- Convergence of digital and physical worlds (correct)
- Pre-programmed logic execution
- Mass production and mechanization
- Static processes
How does Industry 4.0 impact manufacturing processes?
How does Industry 4.0 impact manufacturing processes?
- Decentralized control systems
- Processes become adaptive and self-corrective (correct)
- Processes remain static and rigid
- Decrease in communication between machines
What shifts the basis of competition in manufacturing according to the text?
What shifts the basis of competition in manufacturing according to the text?
- Rigid and static processes
- Large-scale centralized control systems
- Pre-programmed logic execution
- Flexible production (correct)
What distinguishes machines in the fourth industrial revolution from previous eras?
What distinguishes machines in the fourth industrial revolution from previous eras?
What major change occurs in factory control systems in Industry 4.0?
What major change occurs in factory control systems in Industry 4.0?
What enables machines in the fourth industrial revolution to respond to demands in real time?
What enables machines in the fourth industrial revolution to respond to demands in real time?
Which sector does Singapore not occupy a leadership position in, according to the text?
Which sector does Singapore not occupy a leadership position in, according to the text?
What percentage of the world's integrated circuit chips are fabricated, assembled, or tested in Singapore?
What percentage of the world's integrated circuit chips are fabricated, assembled, or tested in Singapore?
Where does Singapore rank globally in terms of high-tech goods export?
Where does Singapore rank globally in terms of high-tech goods export?
What is the estimated increase in labor productivity that Industry 4.0 could bring to Singapore by 2024?
What is the estimated increase in labor productivity that Industry 4.0 could bring to Singapore by 2024?
Which organization conducted a study estimating the impact of Industry 4.0 on Singapore's manufacturing output?
Which organization conducted a study estimating the impact of Industry 4.0 on Singapore's manufacturing output?
In which index was Singapore ranked fifth in the world under the manufacturing value-added category in 2017?
In which index was Singapore ranked fifth in the world under the manufacturing value-added category in 2017?
