問11
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スマートファクトリーにおいても使用されている, FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) に関する記述として, 最も適切なものはどれか。
令和7年度 ITパスポート試験 問11
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解説
問 11
Incorrectア
“Achieving corporate growth by effectively incorporating technological innovation into one's own management” describes MOT (Management of Technology), not FMS, which controls and manages production equipment.
Incorrectイ
“Managing the flow of materials from raw materials to finished products at the right time and in the right quantity” describes ideas such as SCM (Supply Chain Management) that manage the flow of materials and logistics, which differs from FMS, which integrates and controls machine tools and robots.
Incorrectウ
“Supplying only the necessary amount of parts and other items needed, thereby shortening the production lead time” describes JIT (Just-In-Time, the kanban method), not FMS, which centrally controls equipment.
- エ
正解 The correct answer is エ. FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) is a production system that uses computer control to organically integrate multiple machine tools, industrial robots, conveying equipment, and the like, flexibly handling high-mix low-volume production while centrally controlling and managing the entire production process. This idea is also applied in smart factories. The description in エ, “organically integrating multiple machine tools, industrial robots, and the like to centrally control and manage the entire production process,” is exactly the definition of FMS itself, so it is correct.
ここがポイント
- FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) = a mechanism that uses a computer to organically integrate multiple machine tools, industrial robots, conveying equipment, and the like, flexibly handling high-mix production while centrally controlling and managing the entire production process.
- Distinguishing easily confused production/management terms: MOT = management of technology, SCM = management of material and logistics flow, JIT = supplying only what is needed to shorten lead time, FMS = integrated control of equipment.
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