Midterm Flashcards
the entire process of engineering a potential future product or service
product and service design
responsibility of a manufacturer for any damages caused by a faulty product
product liability
there is absence of variety in a product, service, or process
standardization
a strategy of producing standardized goods, but incorporating some degree of customization in the final product or service
designing for mass production
process of producing but not quite completing a product or service until customer preferences are known
delayed differentiation
component parts are grouped into modules that are easily replaced
modular design
the ability of a product part, or system to perform its intending function under a prescribed set of condition
reliability
a situation in which a product does not perform as intended
failure
design that results in products or services that can function over a broad range of conditions
robust design
design that results in products or services that can function over a broad range of conditions
robust design
a series of activities by which a product idea is transformed into a final product
product development process
seven steps of product development process
evaluate opportunities and select the best product ideas
get feedback to refine the product concept
make sure the product performs and appeals to consumers
design with manufacturing in mind
build and test prototypes
ramp up production and run market tests
launch the product
a one-time event
project
have a high degree of customization, substantial use of resources, and a complex set of related activities
project
this is commonly used when the product produced is unique for each customer
job shop
a make-to-order type of business where production is intermittent
job shop
where they make groups of identical products on a regular basis
batch
produces products that are more standardized in nature
repetitive
when a very high volume of standardized product is produced
continuous
a mass customization model of production
hybrid
each and every customer order is customized
mass customization
the way in which organizations position their equipment, departments, or workcenters
layout
a layout for when producing a product that is not easily able to be moved
fixed position layout
common layout in manufacturing a building or a ship
fixed position layout
layout when departments or equipments are arranged according to their function
process layout
inventory will sit in each area waiting for its turn to be processed
queue
layout where the equipments are often very capital intensive and are laid out according to the progressive steps of the process
product (line) layout
used in businesses that use assembly lines or production lines
product (line) layout
hybrid type of layout
cellular layout
cellular layout includes a characteristics to both a
process layout and product (line) layout
the time between the beginning - the very first operation in the process until the product is actually completed at the end of the process
throughout time
amount of time between when the customers order is received and when the product is completed and ready to ship
lead time
the rate at which the operations is actually producing each unit
cycle time
a calculated value which determines the rate at which a firm needs to process their production in order to meet customer demand
takt time
