Air Products and Materials, Inc. no longer needs full-time employees at its smaller factories. When machines malfunction, they send a signal to a central operations facility and a technician is sent out. This is known as a(n) __________.

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A lights-out system operates without the need for human intervention on a day-to-day basis, relying on automation and remote monitoring to manage processes. This term accurately describes the scenario where machines signal for technician assistance only when needed, allowing the factory to operate without full-time staff on-site.