Quiz 5

Question 1

When designing products, which of the following questions should be considered at the start of the design process?

Answer 1

What are the functions the customer wants? What are the capabilities of current products?

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What are the limitations of the materials we have selected for the product? Are there better materials available?

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How much will the product cost to make? How much must the product cost to make it successful in the marketplace?

Question 2

Product idea generation ideas can be

Answer 2

considered as R & D push or marketing pull in nature.

Question 3

An example of projecting customers’ future needs is

Answer 3

a university bookstore purchasing textbooks in advance of fall term.

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a local florist ordering roses in before Valentine’s Day.

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Disney contracting for the manufacture of Spider-Man ® action figures prior to movie release.

Question 4

Which of the following is not considered in a technology feasibility statement?

Answer 4

Strategies for marketing the product.

Question 5

Because product life cycles are shortening, companies should

Answer 5

prepare to offer complementary products which can co-exist with current products.

Question 6

“Now that we have designed it, can we make it?” refers to

Answer 6

Design for manufacture.

Question 7

Considerations in product design include:

Answer 7

maintainability – ease of product production.

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reliability – components that are easily replaced.

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manufacture method – reduction in design cycle times.

Question 8

Which is true of reliability?

Answer 8

System reliability is computed from the aggregation of multiple components that function in a series.

Question 9

Which is true about failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)? FMEA

Answer 9

reduces product development costs.

Question 10

What is the reliability of a four-component product, with components in series, and component reliabilities of .92, .94, .95, and .98?

Answer 10

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