$11-1.$ Why is a vigorous production capability so important to the United States in the $$postindus$-$ trial society$?$

$11-2.$ What are some of the positions that engineers fill in a large manufacturing plant?

$11-3.$ What subjects will be important in the education of the manufacturing engineer for the

twenty$-$first century?

$11-4.$ Discuss some of the factors that would be most important in selecting a site for $($a$)$ a portland

cement plant, $($b$)$ a research $$think tank$,$ and $($c$)$ a shoe factory.

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$11-5.$ What are the prerequisites to effectively implement just$-$in$-$time concepts?

$11-6.$ List the benefits that could be derived by applying group technology techniques to a manu$-$

facturing firm. Use an organization of your choice.

$11-7.$ List the advantages of implementing MRP concepts for a manufacturing firm.

$11-8.$ Describe how the kanban is used in the just$-$in$-$time production system.

$11-9.$ Compare a CNC machine with a traditional NC machine.

$11-10.$ Is inventory control important? What are the procedures by which inventory is controlled?

$11-11.$ What is the importance of location strategy and layout strategy in a business context?