Question 1

Component reliability is computed from the aggregation of multiple components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Industry experts are external sources for product ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

State the nine phases of a product development process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of State the nine phases of a product...

Question 4

What is the first step in performing quality function deployment?

Accepted Answer

A)  prioritize technical requirements 
B)  identify the correlations between design elements in the roof of the house 
C)  prioritize customer requirements 
D)  develop a listing of technical design elements along the roof of the house 
E)  develop a list of customer requirements

Question 5

Criticality prioritizes how the design team should be spending its resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Design for manufacture means to design products so that they are cost-effective and simple to build.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Geometric modeling is used to develop a hand-drawn mathematical description of a part.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Change 
B)  Criticality 
C)  Nonuniformity 
D)  Variety 
E)  Differentiation

Question 9

The primary goal of failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis is to develop priorities for corrective action based on estimated risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Product traceability increases product liability relating to safety hazards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

________ systems are used to integrate financial, planning, and control systems into a single architecture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Product data management 
B)  Enterprise resource planning 
C)  Computer-aided design 
D)  Business process management 
E)  Information technology management

Question 13

The principles for design for reuse include using fewer parts and fewer materials, and using snap-fits instead of screws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The acronym QFD stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality Function Deployment 
B)  Quality Feasibility Development 
C)  Quality Function Design 
D)  Quality Factors for Development 
E)  Quality Feasibility Data

Question 15

________ products are new products using similar technologies that can coexist in a family of products.

Accepted Answer

A)  Contiguous 
B)  Complementary 
C)  Differentiated 
D)  Concurrent 
E)  Variable

Question 16

The over-the-wall syndrome is demonstrated by looking at the design process sequentially.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ________ stage of the product development process often requires the design of after-sales processes such as maintenance, warranties, and repair processes that occur after the customer owns the product.

Accepted Answer

A)  final product definition 
B)  product design and evaluation 
C)  manufacturing system design 
D)  technology selection for product development 
E)  product marketing and supply chain preparation

Question 18

The principles for ________ include using fewer parts and fewer materials, and using snap-fits instead of screws.

Accepted Answer

A)  design for disassembly 
B)  design for conformance 
C)  design for reuse 
D)  design for remanufacturing 
E)  design for performance

Question 19

Over-the-wall syndrome refers to the difficulties that arise when ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  different types of engineers work in totally different departments 
B)  firms integrate financial, planning, and control systems into a single architecture 
C)  translating customer requirements into functional design 
D)  environmental issues become key considerations for companies designing products 
E)  the design products become complicated to build

Question 20

During the ________ stage of the project development process, external and internal sources brainstorm new concepts.

Accepted Answer

A)  product marketing and supply chain preparation 
B)  technology development for process selection 
C)  customer future needs projection 
D)  product idea generation 
E)  technology selection for product development

Exam 7: Quality and Innovation in Product and Process Design

Component reliability is computed from the aggregation of multiple components.

Industry experts are external sources for product ideas.

State the nine phases of a product development process.

What is the first step in performing quality function deployment?

Criticality prioritizes how the design team should be spending its resources.

Design for manufacture means to design products so that they are cost-effective and simple to build.

Geometric modeling is used to develop a hand-drawn mathematical description of a part.

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

The primary goal of failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis is to develop priorities for corrective action based on estimated risk.

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

Product traceability increases product liability relating to safety hazards.

________ systems are used to integrate financial, planning, and control systems into a single architecture.

The principles for design for reuse include using fewer parts and fewer materials, and using snap-fits instead of screws.

The acronym QFD stands for ________.

________ products are new products using similar technologies that can coexist in a family of products.

The over-the-wall syndrome is demonstrated by looking at the design process sequentially.

The ________ stage of the product development process often requires the design of after-sales processes such as maintenance, warranties, and repair processes that occur after the customer owns the product.

The principles for ________ include using fewer parts and fewer materials, and using snap-fits instead of screws.

Over-the-wall syndrome refers to the difficulties that arise when ________.

During the ________ stage of the project development process, external and internal sources brainstorm new concepts.