Open & Closed Loop Systems

Input Process Output

Input Process Output

MonitorCompare &

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Feedback Loop

7 Resources of Technology

• $ Capital

• Time

• Tools and Machines

• Raw Materials

• People

• Energy

• Knowledge Back to Process

Input

• 1st step in both systems

• Other words that mean input are:

Data

Information

Plan

What you want!!

Open Loop

Process

• 2nd step in both systems

• This is where you do the work

• The 7 resources of technology fit under Process

Open Loop

Output

• This is the 3rd step in both systems

• The Output is your Finished Product, should be very close to your input!!

Open Loop

Monitor

• The monitor is only on the Closed Loop System

• To look over something.

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Compare & Adjust

• Both compare and Adjust are on the Closed Loop System ONLY!!

• Compare: This step is where you look at the Input and the Output. You want them to be very similar.

• Adjust: This is where you will change things that are not similar in the Input and the Output. You do not always need to Adjust.

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