Chapter Tests
and Problems
ChaPTer 25 The engineering
Design ProCess TesT
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer the following questions with short, complete statements
or drawings as needed.
QUESTIONS
1. List three items that are driving today’s designs.
2. Define whole systems design.
3. List five areas that could make up an engineering design
team.
4. What are the necessary skills for an engineering designer or
drafter?
5. Define concurrent engineering.
6. Define life-cycle engineering.
7. Describe the process used in integrated product develop-
ment (IPD).
8. List the type of data used in knowledge-based engineering
(KBE).
9. Define total quality management (TQM).
10. Describe the cross-functional team approach to design.
11. Explain the product description/business case and identify
the group responsible for its creation.
12. Discuss the function of the project leader.
13. Briefly discuss the project portfolio. A project portfolio is a
compilation of all potential new projects that are under
consideration for implementation.
14. Define and discuss project portfolio management.
15. Describe operations management.
16. Give another name used for operations management.
17. Discuss advanced research.
18. Explain the function of existing product research.
19. Briefly explain when a project might get terminated.
20. Identify a key function of the phase gate design process.
21. When does the concept phase begin and what is its basic
function?
22. Briefly describe the function of the project plan.
23. Identify the industrial design team and its function.
24. Describe the industrial design tools.
25. Explain the function and purpose of quality function
deployment.
26. List at least three reasons why it is essential to use a process
such as quality function deployment.
27. Why is it sometimes best to hire an outside firm to do mar–
ket research?
28. Identify at least four ways to get customer input.
29. Briefly discuss the design specifications.
30. List at least ten requirements found in the design
specifications.
31. When is the design ready to pass the concept phase gate?
32. Briefly discuss the beginning of the development phase.
33. Define metrics as related to the design process.
34. Define in-house.
35. Identify the two categories of intellectual properties.
36. Describe industrial property.
37. What does copyright include?
38. Discuss patent research.
39. Why is invention disclosure so important?
40. Give the function of the product bill of materials.
41. Briefly discuss the function of failure mode effect analysis
(FMEA).
42. Explain the purpose of finite element analysis programs.
43. Describe the two basic types of FEA and their function.
44. Define benchmarking.
45. Briefly discuss the procedure for passing the development
phase.
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46. When does the execution phase begin and what does it
include?
47. Briefly explain the function of schedule tracking.
48. Explain the function of the pre-production build.
49. What is the purpose of regulatory approvals and identify
one of the common agencies providing regulatory
approval?
50. Give at least five examples of regulatory approval tests.
51. Identify the function of the production sample inspection.
52. Discuss passing the market readiness gate, and list at least
four factors to consider.
53. Define postmortem as related to the design process.
54. Identify when the post-production review is conducted and
give at least five issues that are considered.
55. When is a product considered to be at the end of its life
cycle?
56. Define creativity.
57. Define innovation.
58. Describe two situations in design in which creativity may be
required.
59. List the seven basic principles of creativity.
60. Describe five methods for developing creativity in an
individual.
61. What is the advantage of creative problem solving in a group?
62. What kind of environment does creativity and innovation
require?
63. List two tools that are helping to eliminate changes in a
design.
64. List the five functions whose change serves in the design
process.
65. What two things are always required on an engineering
change process from the beginning to the end of the design
process?
66. What does ECO stand for?
67. What does ECR stand for?
68. List four of the eight types of documents required for an
ECO/ECR.
69. What three steps are necessary for a design change to be
incorporated properly?
70. What is the ultimate goal of the design review process?
71. Describe the processes of a design review.
72. List two ways data for a design review can be shared.
73. Describe four of the nine design analysis techniques.
74. Describe the role of the customer in a design review.
75. Define a specification.
76. What is the purpose of a specification?
77. List two types of standards that are commonly used for
specific industry standards.
78. Specifications are part of what package in the design
documents?
79. Define deliverables.
80. List the typical deliverables for a design project.
81. Who receives the deliverables?
82. What are the three key elements that are reviewed at the
completion of a design project?
83. Describe eight out of the thirteen truths for design that are
emerging in the new world of systems engineering.
84. Briefly describe a Kaizen event.
85. Identify the basic principle of the Toyota production system
(TPS).
86. What is over production and why is over production a
problem in manufacturing?
87. When is reworking required and what are at least three
causes of defects requiring reworking?
88. Give a very brief description of lean manufacturing.
89. Define the term value.
90. Define waste.
91. How does Six Sigma seek to improve the quality of process
outputs?
92. Describe the difference between a one sigma and a six sigma
process.
93. Who is considered by many to be the father of modern qual-
ity control?
94. List at least three of the five phases Six Sigma uses for
projects aimed at improving an existing process.
95. List at least three of the five phases Six Sigma use for projects
aimed at creating new products or process designs.
96. Describe the function of the Champion in the Six Sigma
professional quality management system.
97. Describe the function of the Master Black Belt in the Six
Sigma professional quality management system.
98. Describe the function of the Black Belt in the Six Sigma pro-
fessional quality management system.
99. Describe the function of the Green Belt in the Six Sigma
professional quality management system.
100. Describe the function of the Yellow Belt in the Six Sigma
professional quality management system.
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