1. Parts standardization is focused on using similar parts across different products to reduce part/supplier
proliferation. This helps with repeatability, product costs, testability, and serviceability. Having the
same parts from the same suppliers will offer volume discounts to save costs, it will make servicing
2. The advantages of concurrent engineering over sequential engineering are: shortens development
times, forces teams to agree and stick to process characteristics early in development, and forces
3. It is important to meet the customers’ needs in the dimensions of cost, design, capabilities, and
serviceability because all of these impact the consumer directly. It is more important for the process
4. It is important to consider the customers early in the development process because that is who is
ultimately going to decide if the good is a success and buy it. You want to meet as many of the
5. The latest version of an existing product would be better suited for concurrent engineering. The new
product has guidelines already established, which makes it easier for phases to overlap without
6. Some benefits of supplier inclusion are gaining a supplier’s insight into the development process,
allowing comparisons of proposed production requirements with a supplier’s existing capabilities,