Provide two responses to the discussion below.(Responses are thought-provoking, clearly supported, and furtherbuild a positive contribution to the discussion.)

1. Do you think social media can add value to the manufacturingprocess? In what ways?

I think social media can add value to the manufacturing processin a number of ways. Social media can inform users about a productor service which will encourage the user to give feedback thatwould be beneficial to the manufacturer. The manufacturer can makeadjustments in the process due to feedback and contributions frompeople on social media. “They consider social media-based solutionsas critical tools for integrating data and content with people andsystems. Increasingly, they're identifying ways that thesetechnologies can be applied to a broader range of constituents thatinclude customers, partners, and suppliers” (Doyle, para. 14).

2. How would you characterize today's mobile users? Should thesesame characteristics apply to the manufacturing 2020 workforce? Whyor why not?

I would characterize today's mobile users as a dependent. We arenow more dependent on being mobile more than ever. I believe by2020 a lot of the manufacturing workforce will be automatic throughmobile processes. If you look at many manufacturing processesincluding water jet units, they are already mobile. The water jetcan run all night by a computer telling it's cut, partner. The workcell can use robotic arms that move the part from line to line andeven in the circumstance where something breaks it can now send asignal to the crib master unit which in return sends an automaticPO to the supplier for the part that is broke which then leads toan EDI transmission to the warehouse to package the part for UPS toship! So with saying all of this, the workforce will continue to bedepleted in an effort to be efficient & effective.