Ch. 4 Vocab for Test #2

Question 1

The transformation of a new market opportunity and/or new product technology into a set of specifications that define a product.

Answer 1

new design and development projects

Question 2

The transformation of product specifications and new process technology into a new or revised production system.

Answer 2

new process design and development projects

Question 3

A pattern of sales growth and decline over the period in which a product is offered.

Answer 3

product life cycle

Question 4

An organizational effort to capture ideas and resources from sources outside the firm for use in innovation efforts.

Answer 4

open innovation

Question 5

The process of selecting and prioritizing innovation projects to ensure that they are consistent with the firm’s strategy and development capacity.

Answer 5

innovation portfolio planning

Question 6

A codevelopment approach in which suppliers participate directly in product design activities.

Answer 6

early supplier involvement (ESI)

Question 7

A disciplined approach that defines specific criteria for each project stage that must be completed before proceeding to the next stage.

Answer 7

stage-gate process

Question 8

The simultaneous design and development of all the processes and information needed to produce a product, to sell it, to distribute it, and to service it.

Answer 8

concurrent engineering

Question 9

Research efforts that gather detailed data describing customers’ wishes, needs, likes, and dislikes regarding specific product features and functionalities.

Answer 9

voice of the customer (VOC)

Question 10

An approach in which customers use product prototype versions and provide feedback to developers.

Answer 10

beta testing

Question 11

A method for translating ordinary language used to describe customer needs into engineering language used to set product and process design parameters.

Answer 11

quality function deployment (QFD)

Question 12

A template that guides identification and translation of customer requirements into product features.

Answer 12

customer requirements planning matrix or House of Quality

Question 13

A template that guides the translation of product features into technical product specifications.

Answer 13

technical features deployment matrix

Question 14

A procedure for identifying and correcting potential quality problems inherent to product or process designs.

Answer 14

failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)

Question 15

A rating used in FMEA to indicate the combined probability, severity, and undetectability of a failure mode.

Answer 15

risk priority number (RPN)

Question 16

A method to improve the benefits and costs of a product through a detailed examination of its function.

Answer 16

value engineering/value analysis

Question 17

An umbrella term that describes methods and tools that focus design activities on improving the ease with which products can be produced.

Answer 17

design for manufacture (DFM)

Question 18

A measure of the speed, ease, cost efficiency, and reliability with which a product can be produced.

Answer 18

producibility

Question 19

Focus on minimizing the number of parts in a product and easing the assembly processes.

Answer 19

design for assembly

Question 20

Focus on easing product disassembly and reusing product components.

Answer 20

design for product serviceability

Question 21

Focus on systematically evaluating the consistency with which a good or service can be produced or delivered given the capabilities of the processes used.

Answer 21

design for Six Sigma

Question 22

Focus on designing products that can be made consistently even with varying inputs and operating conditions.

Answer 22

robust design

Question 23

Reusing part designs across multiple products in order to reduce development and production costs.

Answer 23

components standardization

Question 24

Using combinations of components with standardized product interfaces to create different product variations.

Answer 24

modular product design

Question 25

Focus on minimizing the detrimental environmental impacts of product and process designs across all stages of a product’s life.

Answer 25

design for environment

Question 26

Systems that automate the development of drawings and technical specifications.

Answer 26

computer-aided design (CAD)

Question 27

Systems that create and analyze three-dimesional product models, reducing the need to build physical prototypes.

Answer 27

computer-aided engineering (CAE)

Question 28

A coding system that allows designers and manufacturing planners to identify product components that have similar design or processing characteristics.

Answer 28

group technology

Question 29

A software-facilitated process used to capture and share all the information needed to define products throughout their life.

Answer 29

product life cycle management (PLM)