GPDS

Question 1

GPDS

Answer 1

Global Product Development System

Question 2

Key Ford Process

Answer 2

Failure Mode Avoidance
Prototype Builds
P- Authority

Question 3

3 Core Corporate Process

Answer 3

GPDS
FPS
OTD

Question 4

GPDS 3 Distinct phases

Answer 4

phase 1: Powertrain units
Phase 2: Platform systems
Phase 3 : Tophat systems

Question 5

GPDS 3 sets of Milestone within each developmental phase

Answer 5

1. Powertrain unit milestones.
2. Platform development milestones
3. Tophat development milestones

Question 6

Engineering Gateways -definition

Answer 6

Engineering Gateways are Technical Maturity events guiding

the major development phases in support of the Milestones

Question 7

Engineering Gateway - Platform

Answer 7

Underbody development gateways - Platform compatibility process for
Underbody (UN) and Powertrain systems during Platform
development.

Question 8

Engineering Gateway - Tophat (no of gateways)

Answer 8

1. Design Feasibility checkpoint

2. Upperbody virtual development Gateways

Question 9

Each

Milestone and Gateway has a defined set of ______________

Answer 9

deliverables

Question 10

deliverables are tracked and managed in

our GPDS management tool called

Answer 10

Global Integrator ( GI)

Question 11

______contain the definition of the deliverables as well as the logical
connections (i.e. dependencies).

Answer 11

Process sheet

Question 12

Deliverables are

captured in ———————–

Answer 12

Process Sheet

Question 13

Each

process sheet includes:

Answer 13

• Deliverables to judge the Quality of
Event
• Steps required to execute the process
•
Inputs (Predecessors) and Outputs (
• Reference
Information

Question 14

Each

deliverable in the process sheet includes

Answer 14

• Executor
• Start and Finish Timing
• Description
• Quality of Event Criteria

Question 15

_________ affects the time between Milestone and Gateway events, so vehicle programs won’t

Answer 15

scaling

Question 16

Bundled Platform Plan (or BPP) covers—

Answer 16

covers the timing of 
conceptualization, 
design, 
sourcing,
engineering, 
tooling, 
testing 
of underbodies with a common Platform architecture and shared technologies.

Question 17

Vehicle Program Plan (or VPP)

Answer 17

covers the timing of 
conceptualization, 
design, 
sourcing,
engineering, 
tooling, 
testing 
pre production builds of the vehicle programs’ saleable products.

Question 18

Key Dates List

Answer 18

a table derived from the Vehicle Program Plan with timing of all
Milestones,
Gateways,
prototype and production build material required dates,
and other Key Events of the
program.