Question 1

Research and development refers to organized efforts that are directed toward increasing scientific knowledge and product or process innovation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

"Concurrent engineering" refers to having newly trained engineers involved in product design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

FMEA analysis asks: "What would be the consequences of failure for the customer?" What portion of FMEA does this relate to?

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A)  Failure mode
B)  Failure analysis
C)  Effects analysis
D)  Effects mode
E)  Failure effectsF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 4

The usual phases for product design do not include which of the following?

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A)  Hire core team
B)  Idea generation and preliminary assessment
C)  Building a business case
D)  Development of product and processes
E)  LaunchF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

In the area of product and service design the acronym CAD refers to:

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A)  conceptually appropriate design.
B)  computer aided design.
C)  commercial applications design.
D)  competitive advantage design.
E)  completely automated design.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

A major benefit of CAD is increased productivity of designers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An advantage of modular design is that product failures can be easier to diagnose and remedy than non-modular design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The quality function deployment (QFD)matrices are often referred to as the "House of Quality" because,when completed,they "house" all of the customer's quality requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

Patents are the only means organizations have at their disposal to ensure they profit from their research and development efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which one of the following is not a common design for environment (DFE) practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Design for disassembly
B)  Design to minimize use of hazardous materials
C)  Design for re-use
D)  Design for mass customization
E)  design for energy efficiencyF) B) and E)
G) A) and E) D

Question 11

Core teams are teams of operations personnel that are empowered to plan and lead product development projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Design changes are least likely during which stage of the product life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incubation
B)  Growth
C)  Maturity
D)  Saturation
E)  DeclineF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Standardization refers to the extent to which there is absence of variety in a part or product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The term failure as applied to reliability means that a part or item does not perform as intended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Production process design involves translating the "voice of the customer" into technical product or service specifications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Producing basically standardized goods or services but incorporation some degree of customization refers to ;

Accepted Answer

A)  modular design
B)  robust design
C)  delayed differentiation
D)  mass customization
E)  standardizationF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Robust design describes a product that will perform satisfactorily in a very narrow range of conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

Manufacturability,i.e.ease of fabrication or assembly,is a key concern in product design because of its impact on cost,productivity,and quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Designing production processes includes building prototypes of processes and revising the process if necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A structured approach for integrating customer requirements into every aspect of product development is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  total quality management.
B)  customer satisfaction.
C)  quality function deployment.
D)  customer integration.
E)  a product development team.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Exam 4: Product Design

Research and development refers to organized efforts that are directed toward increasing scientific knowledge and product or process innovation.

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"Concurrent engineering" refers to having newly trained engineers involved in product design.

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FMEA analysis asks: "What would be the consequences of failure for the customer?" What portion of FMEA does this relate to?

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The usual phases for product design do not include which of the following?

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In the area of product and service design the acronym CAD refers to:

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A major benefit of CAD is increased productivity of designers.

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An advantage of modular design is that product failures can be easier to diagnose and remedy than non-modular design.

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The quality function deployment (QFD)matrices are often referred to as the "House of Quality" because,when completed,they "house" all of the customer's quality requirements.

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Patents are the only means organizations have at their disposal to ensure they profit from their research and development efforts.

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Which one of the following is not a common design for environment (DFE) practice?

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Core teams are teams of operations personnel that are empowered to plan and lead product development projects.

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Design changes are least likely during which stage of the product life cycle?

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Standardization refers to the extent to which there is absence of variety in a part or product.

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The term failure as applied to reliability means that a part or item does not perform as intended.

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Production process design involves translating the "voice of the customer" into technical product or service specifications.

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Producing basically standardized goods or services but incorporation some degree of customization refers to ;

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Robust design describes a product that will perform satisfactorily in a very narrow range of conditions.

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Manufacturability,i.e.ease of fabrication or assembly,is a key concern in product design because of its impact on cost,productivity,and quality.

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Designing production processes includes building prototypes of processes and revising the process if necessary.

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A structured approach for integrating customer requirements into every aspect of product development is known as:

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