Manufacturing - 3

The expected qualities of a product are

• it satisfies the needs and expectations of the customer

• it has a pleasing appearance and handles well

• it has high reliability and functions safely over its intended life

• All of them

Designs are periodically modified to

• improve product performance

• strive for zero-based rejection and waste

• make products easier and faster to manufacture

• all of them

Life-cycle engineering is also called

• green design

• expensive design

• easy design

• all of them

The following is the preliminary stage of Production planning

• Capacity planning

• Material requirements planning

• Scheduling

• Product development and design

The ultimate objective of the product is

• To provide a new look

• Utilizing existing manpower

• To monopolize the market

• All of them

The following aspect of product is concerned with the ease and efficiency of the product performance

• Functional aspect

• Operational aspect

• Durability aspect

• Aesthetic aspect

______ helps in establishing the interchangeability of products

• Standardization

• Simplification

• Diversification

• Specialization

_____ is the development of original products, product improvements, product modifications, and new brands through the firm’s own Research and development (R&D) efforts.

• Idea generation

• Concept testing

• Test marketing

• New product development

New-product development starts with _____.

• idea screening

• idea generation

• concept development and testing

• marketing strategy development

Some companies have installed a(n) _____ that directs the flow of new ideas to a central point where they can be collected, reviewed, and evaluated.

• new-product development team

• idea management system

• computer system

• satellite system