Exam 7: Quality and Innovation in Product and Process Design

Examining a design to see if different components in a product occupy the same space is called interference checking.

What is the group technology component of a CAD system?

The multilevel prototyping component of the CAD system allows for the cataloging and standardization of parts and components for complex products.

Variety refers to the differences in products that are produced and marketed by a single firm at any given time.

________ is the magnitude of the differences in a product when measured at two different times.

Manufacturing system design is the selection of the product technologies that will result in a low-cost, high-quality product.

System reliability is defined as the propensity for a part to fail over a given time.

Marketing-generated ideas tend to be groundbreaking, risky, and technologically innovative as compared to R&D-generated ideas.

Failure modes and effects analysis is an analytical tool that graphically renders the combinations of faults that lead to failure of a system.

Which of the following is an internal source for product ideas?

The first step in failure modes and effects analysis is to estimate the likelihood of failure.

How are the values for absolute and relative weights established?

Explain the over-the-wall syndrome.