Question 1

Designing a new product for aesthetics and for the user is generally termed industrial design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is a critical element in the success of concurrent engineering?

Accepted Answer

A) Integrated computer-assisted design 
B) Using automated guided vehicles 
C) System-level design 
D) Having an excellent forecasting system 
E) The design-build-test cycle 
A) Integrated computer-assisted design 
B) Using automated guided vehicles 
C) System-level design 
D) Having an excellent forecasting system 
E) The design-build-test cycle C

Question 3

One of the methodologies that can aid in designing a new product for customers is a House of Quality matrix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What is the name for a matrix that helps a product design team translate customer requirements into operating and engineering goals?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name for a matrix...

Question 5

A key tool of a quality function deployment team is the house of quality matrix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A key decision point in the generic development process during "Phase 1: Concept Development" is project approval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe what concurrent engineering teams are and what problems they address?

Accepted Answer

Concurrent engineering teams include bot

Question 8

In product development,what is the analysis called that works toward simplifying products and processes to achieve equivalent or better performance at lower cost?

Accepted Answer

Value anal

Question 9

In the generic product development process,collecting customer needs is accomplished during phase 0 (planning).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A key decision point in the generic development process during "Phase 4: Testing and refinement" is concept approval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Sensitivity analysis of the Base-Case Financial Model is a useful tool for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) To determine how long the development process can profitably last 
B) To understand how many technical people are needed to make the project a success 
C) To help understand the basic trade-offs of resources committed and cash received 
D) To identify the necessary product launch date 
E) To set marketing and sales budgets 
A) To determine how long the development process can profitably last 
B) To understand how many technical people are needed to make the project a success 
C) To help understand the basic trade-offs of resources committed and cash received 
D) To identify the necessary product launch date 
E) To set marketing and sales budgets

Question 12

What dimension of competitiveness does quality in product design impact?

Accepted Answer

A) Engineering hours per project 
B) The cost of ongoing service 
C) Responsiveness to customer needs 
D) Aesthetics of design 
E) None of the above 
A) Engineering hours per project 
B) The cost of ongoing service 
C) Responsiveness to customer needs 
D) Aesthetics of design 
E) None of the above

Question 13

The purpose of Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE)is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Simplify products and processes 
B) Improve the value that customers find in existing products 
C) Relate the customer's needs to technical specifications 
D) Meet budgets and improve the results of financial models 
E) To facilitate better cooperation between business functions 
A) Simplify products and processes 
B) Improve the value that customers find in existing products 
C) Relate the customer's needs to technical specifications 
D) Meet budgets and improve the results of financial models 
E) To facilitate better cooperation between business functions

Question 14

Consumer electronics is an example of a product developed in which variant of the generic product development process?

Accepted Answer

A) Technology-push products 
B) Customized products 
C) Platform products 
D) Quick-build products 
E) Process-intensive products 
A) Technology-push products 
B) Customized products 
C) Platform products 
D) Quick-build products 
E) Process-intensive products

Question 15

Manufacturing defines target customers during "Phase 0: Planning" of the generic product development process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One goal of having a core competency is to do something better than anyone else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A contract manufacturer is an organization capable of manufacturing and/or purchasing all of the components needed to produce a finished product or device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The main purpose of concurrent engineering is to improve product quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The conclusion of the product development process is when the product is withdrawn from the market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Design for manufacturing and assembly delivers product improvements by emphasizing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Reducing product quality during the assembly process 
B) Simplification of the product by reducing the number of separate parts 
C) Reducing equipment in the production process 
D) Design products so they can be manufactured by a virtual factory 
E) Designing products that customers will want 
A) Reducing product quality during the assembly process 
B) Simplification of the product by reducing the number of separate parts 
C) Reducing equipment in the production process 
D) Design products so they can be manufactured by a virtual factory 
E) Designing products that customers will want

Exam 4: Product and Service Design

Designing a new product for aesthetics and for the user is generally termed industrial design.

Which of the following is a critical element in the success of concurrent engineering?

One of the methodologies that can aid in designing a new product for customers is a House of Quality matrix.

What is the name for a matrix that helps a product design team translate customer requirements into operating and engineering goals?

A key tool of a quality function deployment team is the house of quality matrix.

A key decision point in the generic development process during "Phase 1: Concept Development" is project approval.

Describe what concurrent engineering teams are and what problems they address?

In product development,what is the analysis called that works toward simplifying products and processes to achieve equivalent or better performance at lower cost?

In the generic product development process,collecting customer needs is accomplished during phase 0 (planning).

A key decision point in the generic development process during "Phase 4: Testing and refinement" is concept approval.

Sensitivity analysis of the Base-Case Financial Model is a useful tool for which of the following reasons?

What dimension of competitiveness does quality in product design impact?

The purpose of Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE)is to:

Consumer electronics is an example of a product developed in which variant of the generic product development process?

Manufacturing defines target customers during "Phase 0: Planning" of the generic product development process.

One goal of having a core competency is to do something better than anyone else.

A contract manufacturer is an organization capable of manufacturing and/or purchasing all of the components needed to produce a finished product or device.

The main purpose of concurrent engineering is to improve product quality.

The conclusion of the product development process is when the product is withdrawn from the market.

Design for manufacturing and assembly delivers product improvements by emphasizing which of the following?

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