Question 1

Extended producer responsibility (EPR)is a concept that holds consumers responsible for their products following the products' useful lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Simultaneously designing new products and the processes to produce them is known as

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent design. 
B) functional design. 
C) modular design. 
D) standard design. 
A) concurrent design. 
B) functional design. 
C) modular design. 
D) standard design. A

Question 3

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)has replaced computer-aided design (CAD)in the product design process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Collaborative product design (CPD)software provides interconnectivity among members of a product's supply chain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Modular design is one way to gain the benefits of standardization without losing the advantage of variety and uniqueness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The ability to meet present needs without compromising those of future generations is a concept in product design known as

Accepted Answer

A) reusability. 
B) maintainability. 
C) reliability. 
D) sustainability. 
A) reusability. 
B) maintainability. 
C) reliability. 
D) sustainability.

Question 7

Which of the following is a quantitative measure of maintainability?

Accepted Answer

A) design for manufacture (DFM) 
B) mean time to repair (MTTR) 
C) mean time between failures (MTBF) 
D) quality function deployment (QF
D)  
A) design for manufacture (DFM) 
B) mean time to repair (MTTR) 
C) mean time between failures (MTBF) 
D) quality function deployment (QF
D)

Question 8

A structured process that translates the voice of the customer into technical design requirements is known as

Accepted Answer

A) quality function deployment (QF
D) . 
B) failure mode and effects analysis (FME
A) . 
C) concurrent design. 
D) robust product design. 
A) quality function deployment (QF
D) . 
B) failure mode and effects analysis (FME
A) . 
C) concurrent design. 
D) robust product design.

Question 9

Comparing a product or process against the best-in-class is known as reverse engineering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Creating a preliminary design that can be quickly tested and then either discarded or further refined is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) Benchmarking. 
B) rapid prototyping. 
C) concurrent design. 
D) perceptual mapping. 
A) Benchmarking. 
B) rapid prototyping. 
C) concurrent design. 
D) perceptual mapping.

Question 11

The Taguchi Quality Loss Function implies that a

Accepted Answer

A) customer's dissatisfaction increases geometrically as the actual value deviates from the target value. 
B) customer's satisfaction increases geometrically as the actual value deviates from the target value. 
C) customer's dissatisfaction decreases geometrically as the actual value deviates from the target value. 
D) customer's preferences are strongly oriented towards conforming to specifications. 
A) customer's dissatisfaction increases geometrically as the actual value deviates from the target value. 
B) customer's satisfaction increases geometrically as the actual value deviates from the target value. 
C) customer's dissatisfaction decreases geometrically as the actual value deviates from the target value. 
D) customer's preferences are strongly oriented towards conforming to specifications.

Question 12

____________________ is a software system that assists in the creation,modification and analysis of design.

Accepted Answer

A) Computer aided design 
B) Collaborative product design 
C) Computer aided engineering 
D) None of these answer choices is correct. 
A) Computer aided design 
B) Collaborative product design 
C) Computer aided engineering 
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

Question 13

Product design has a tremendous impact on the quality of a manufactured good or service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Using a cross-functional team to design new products is known as concurrent design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

With ___________________,suppliers are encouraged to suggest more environmentally friendly materials,methods and processes.

Accepted Answer

A) green sourcing 
B) green manufacture 
C) recycling and reuse 
D) green consumption 
A) green sourcing 
B) green manufacture 
C) recycling and reuse 
D) green consumption

Question 16

Incorporating the voice of the customer into technical product design requirements is known as quality function deployment (QFD).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The allowable range of the variation in a part's design specification is called the signal-to-noise ratio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The system availability for a system with a mean time between failures (MTBF)of 1000 hours and a mean time to repair (MTTR)of 50 hours would be

Accepted Answer

A) 100.00% 
B) 97.50% 
C) 95.24% 
D) 4.76% 
A) 100.00% 
B) 97.50% 
C) 95.24% 
D) 4.76%

Question 19

One of the factors supporting the increase in new products has been advances in the technology available for designing products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What does a feasibility study consist of and how is it related to the design process?

Accepted Answer

Once marketing has taken the ideas that

Exam 6: Product Design

Extended producer responsibility (EPR)is a concept that holds consumers responsible for their products following the products' useful lives.

Simultaneously designing new products and the processes to produce them is known as

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)has replaced computer-aided design (CAD)in the product design process.

Collaborative product design (CPD)software provides interconnectivity among members of a product's supply chain.

Modular design is one way to gain the benefits of standardization without losing the advantage of variety and uniqueness.

The ability to meet present needs without compromising those of future generations is a concept in product design known as

Which of the following is a quantitative measure of maintainability?

A structured process that translates the voice of the customer into technical design requirements is known as

Comparing a product or process against the best-in-class is known as reverse engineering.

Creating a preliminary design that can be quickly tested and then either discarded or further refined is referred to as

The Taguchi Quality Loss Function implies that a

____________________ is a software system that assists in the creation,modification and analysis of design.

Product design has a tremendous impact on the quality of a manufactured good or service.

Using a cross-functional team to design new products is known as concurrent design.

With ___________________,suppliers are encouraged to suggest more environmentally friendly materials,methods and processes.

Incorporating the voice of the customer into technical product design requirements is known as quality function deployment (QFD).

The allowable range of the variation in a part's design specification is called the signal-to-noise ratio.

The system availability for a system with a mean time between failures (MTBF)of 1000 hours and a mean time to repair (MTTR)of 50 hours would be

One of the factors supporting the increase in new products has been advances in the technology available for designing products.

What does a feasibility study consist of and how is it related to the design process?

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