chap 4

Question 1

4 Elements of product design

Answer 1

• Product approval committee
• Core team
• Phase review / Stage gate
• Structure dvt process

Question 2

Escalator Effect

Answer 2

Increasing the cost of change with each phase

Question 3

What are the 5 phases of product design process

Answer 3

Question 4

Concurrent engeneering

Answer 4

Team based approach of simultaneously designing the product and process

Question 5

Sources of idea for new ar redisign product

Answer 5

• Front line employee
• Suppliers
• Customers + Marketing
• Competitors
• R&D

Question 6

list the 11 Key issues in product design

Answer 6

• Life cycle
• Standardization
• design for mass customization
• Reliability
• Robust design
• Legal + ethical issues
• design for environment
• concurrent engeneering
• Computer aided design (CAD)
• Design for manufacturing and assenbly
• Componant commonality

Question 7

Life cycle

Answer 7

Incubation

Growth

Mturity

Saturation

Decline

Question 8

Define Standardization and list the 3 advantages and 2 desadvantages

Answer 8

The extent to which there is absence of variety in a part or a product.

Question 9

Mass Customization

Answer 9

A strategy of producing standerdized goods or services but incorporating some degree of customization in the final product. Can use delayed differenciation or modular design

Question 10

Delayes differenciation

Answer 10

Producing but not completing a product until customer preferences or specifications are known

Question 11

Modular Design

Answer 11

Grouping of parts into modules that are easily interchanged or replaced

Question 12

Reliability

Answer 12

The ability of a product, part or system to perform its intended function under normal conditions

Question 13

Failure

Answer 13

Situation in which a product, part or system does not perform as intended

Question 14

Robust Design

Answer 14

Design that can function over a broad range of conditions. Less likely to fail due to change in comditions

Question 15

Legal & Ethical issues

Answer 15

• Food and drugs act
• Environmental protection Act
• Motor vehicle safety act
• Hazardous product Act

Question 16

definition of Product Liability

Answer 16

A manufacturer is liable for any injuries or damage caused by a faulty product

Question 17

When designing for the environment, what are the 3 R’s

Answer 17

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Question 18

Remanufacturing

Answer 18

Refurbishing used products by replacing worn-out or defective components, and reselling the products

Question 19

Design for disassenbly

Answer 19

Design so that used product can be easily taken apart

Question 20

Recycling

Answer 20

Recovering material for future use

Question 21

Concurrent Engeneering

Answer 21

Bringing engineering design, manufacturing engineers, and staff from marketing, manufacturing, and purchasing together early in the design phase. Opposed to “throw over the wall approach”

Question 22

Adventages of simultaneous design

Answer 22

• identify product capabilities
• Reduce time of procurement

Question 23

Design for manufacturing

Answer 23

Take in account the manufacturing capabilities of an organization when designing a product

Question 24

Design for assembly

Answer 24

Focuses on reducing the number of parts + Assembly methodes and sequences

Question 25

Quality Function Deployment

Answer 25

A structured approach for integrating the “voice of the customer” into product design

Question 26

Designing a service

Answer 26

Question 27

What are the 7 possible strategies to improve a product’s reliability

Answer 27