Product Design Flashcards
Learn vocabulary from chapter 5
Product decision
The selection, definition, and design of products
Product-by-value analysis
A list of products, in descending order of their individual dollar contribution to the firm, as well as the total annual dollar contribution of the product
Quality function deployment (QFD)
A process for determining customer requirements (customer “wants) and translating them into the attributes (the “hows”) that each functional area can understand and act on
House of quality
A part of the quality function deployment process that utilizes a planning matrix to relate customer “wants” to “how” the firm is going to meet those “wants.”
Product development teams
Teams charged with moving from market requirements for a product to achieving product success
Concurrent engineering
Use of participating teams in design and engineering activities
Manufacturability and value engineering
Activities that help improve a product’s design, production, maintainability, and use
Robust design
A design that can be produced to requirements even with unfavorable conditions in the production process
Modular design
A design in which parts or components of a product are subdivided into modules that are easily interchanged or replaced
Computer-aided design
Interactive use of a computer to develop and document a product
Design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA)
Software that allows designers to look at the effect of design on manufacturing of the product
3-D object modeling
An extension of CAD that builds small prototypes
Standard for the exchange of product data (STEP)
A standard that provides a format allowing the electronic transmittal of three-dimensional data
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
The use of information technology to control machinery
Virtual reality
A visual form of communication in which images substitute for reality and typically allow the user to respond interactively
Value analysis
A review of successful products that takes place during the production process
Sustainability
A production system that supports conservation and renewal of resources
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
Part of ISO 14000; assesses the environment impact of a product, from material and energy inputs to disposal and environmental releases
Time-based competition
Competition based on time; rapidly developing products and moving them to market
Joint ventures
Firms establishing joint ownership to pursue new products or markets
Alliances
Cooperative agreements that allow firms to remain independent, but pursue strategies consistent with their individual missions
Engineering drawing
A drawing that shows the dimensions, tolerances, materials, and finishes of a component
Bill of material (BOM)
A list of the components, their description, and the quantity of each required to make one unit of a product
Make-or-buy decision
The choice between producing a component or a service and purchasing it form an outside source
