Week 1

Question 1

What are the typical 3 main sections for the structure of a motor company?

Answer 1

Marketing, sales, and service
Product development
Manufacturing operation

Question 2

What does OEM stand for? What does this mean?

Answer 2

Original equipment manufacturer, this is a company that produces non-aftermarket parts- so before assembly

Question 3

What is the difference between a supplier and an assembler?

Answer 3

A supplier makes and provides components, the assembler assembles said components which are supplied.

Question 4

What is the difference between Fpds DV and the old system?

Answer 4

There are a lot more processes to get to the end product, it is a more detailed analysis.

Question 5

What is a design review?

Answer 5

They are meetings conducted by the program manager to review engineering related issues which require the chief engineer and program manager to provide final decisions that can lead to trade-offs.

Question 6

What is a milestone review?

Answer 6

Meetings determine whether milestone deliverables have been met to proceed to the next gateway. The chief engineer gets the final say.

Question 7

What is technology kick-off? (the first gateway)

Answer 7

Reviewing the project to establish the purpose, business justification, initial requirements stakeholder buy-in.