WorksheetsPDD Unit 5 DFM and Prototyping
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is a key determinant of the economic success of a product?
Cost
Component complexity
Manufacturing location
Product quality
What is the difference between the manufacturer's selling price and the cost of making the product called?
Economic success
Assembly cost
Production cost
Profit margin
What is Design for Manufacturing (DFM) aimed at achieving?
High product quality with high cost
Low cost without sacrificing product quality
Complex product design
Global production
Which type of team is required for effective Design for Manufacturing (DFM)?
Manufacturing team
Single-discipline team
Cross-functional team
External consultants
How many steps are involved in the DFM method?
Five steps
Seven steps
Three steps
Ten steps
What is the first step in the DFM method?
Estimate the manufacturing costs
Reduce the costs of components
Reduce the costs of assembly
Consider the strategic sourcing decisions
What is the make-versus-buy decision in sourcing a product?
Decision to make or buy the product
Decision to sell the product
Decision to outsource production
Decision to redesign the product
What is the most fundamental decision made in sourcing a product?
Supplier arrangements
Make-versus-buy decision
Vertical integration level
Location of production
What is the term for the decision of what to outsource in sourcing a product?
Supplier selection
Outsourcing decision
Make-buy decision
Production decision
What is the main factor that drives location decisions in production?
Capabilities and ecosystem
Duties
Transport costs
Factor prices
Which type of supplier arrangement involves all production activities being outsourced to different suppliers?
Full vertical integration
Final assembly only
Orchestration of suppliers
Contract manufacturing
What is the term for a supplier coordinating all aspects of component production and assembly, as well as completing detailed design of the product?
Engaging an original design and manufacturer (ODM)
Orchestration of suppliers
Final assembly only
Full vertical integration
Which region is known for its dense ecosystem for consumer electronics production?
Bangladesh
India
Vietnam
Greater Shenzhen region in southern China
What are duties imposed on some imports called?
Tariffs
Subsidies
Taxes
Fees
What is the most efficient means of transport for goods produced distant from the markets in which they are sold?
Truck
Rail
Ocean freight in shipping containers
Airplane
What is the metric of cost for a product that firms generally use?
Variable costs
Unit cost
Total costs
Fixed costs
What are the three categories into which costs within the factory can be divided?
Supplier costs, Transportation costs, Duties
Component costs, Assembly costs, Overhead costs
Support costs, Indirect allocations, Logistics costs
Variable costs, Fixed costs, Logistics costs
What is the term used to describe the costs associated with materials handling, quality assurance, and facilities?
Variable costs
Support costs
Overhead costs
Supplier profit
What is the phenomenon labeled when the manufacturing cost of a product drops as the production volume increases?
Logistics costs
Variable costs
Fixed costs
Economies of scale
What is the strategy where the team provides a supplier with only a black box description of the component?
Functional specification
Black box supplier design
Standard components
Custom components
What is the subset of DFM that involves minimizing the cost of assembly?
Design for manufacturing
Design for logistics
Design for production
Design for assembly
What is the term used to describe the strategy of combining separate adjacent parts into a single part?
Integrate Parts
Maximize Ease of Assembly
Standardize Components
Error Proofing
What is the important aspect of DFM that involves anticipating possible failure modes of the production system?
Consider Customer Assembly
Reduce the Costs of Supporting Production
Error Proofing
Minimize Systemic Complexity
What are logistics costs composed of?
Manufacturing costs
Freight costs and duties
Duties only
Freight costs only
What is the term used to describe the strategy of minimizing volume in logistics?
Partial disassembly, folding, or compression
Delayed final packaging
Minimum carton size
Limited or no packaging
What is the term used to describe the process of designing products that are easy to manufacture?
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Design for Logistics (DFL)
Design for Assembly (DFA)
Design for Production (DFP)
What is the strategy that focuses on reducing the number of parts in a product to simplify manufacturing?
Standardize Components
Minimize Systemic Complexity
Integrate Parts
Maximize Ease of Assembly
What is the term used to describe the practice of designing products with minimal packaging to reduce logistics costs?
Partial disassembly, folding, or compression
Delayed final packaging
Minimum carton size
Limited or no packaging
What are the different types of prototypes based on the degree of physicality?
Analytical and Theoretical
Physical and Virtual
Physical and Analytical
Tangible and Intangible
Why are physical prototypes important in product development?
To simplify the design
To detect unanticipated phenomena
To speed up the process
To save costs
What is the purpose of creating a prototype in a product development project?
To delay the project
To reduce risk
To increase complexity
To complicate the design
What is the benefit of using an analytical prototype before a physical prototype?
It is easier to manufacture
It is more visually appealing
It allows for larger design changes
It is cheaper to build
What is the main goal of economic analysis in product development?
To increase production costs
To reduce quality
To complicate decision-making
To generate profit
What is the purpose of sensitivity analysis in economic analysis?
To understand project trade-offs
To complicate the model
To ignore key assumptions
To reduce profitability
What is the role of project management in product development?
To increase project costs
To complicate resource allocation
To delay project completion
To plan and coordinate resources
Why is project execution important in product development?
To coordinate resources
To avoid unanticipated events
To simplify tasks
To complicate the process
What is the purpose of outlining an experimental plan for a prototype?
To increase complexity
To complicate the analysis
To reduce the number of variables
To delay testing
Why are comprehensive prototypes important in product development?
To slow down production
To increase costs
To identify design flaws
To confuse customers
What is the main goal of prototyping in product development?
To increase system complexity
To minimize costs
To avoid testing
To delay the project
How can prototypes help in reducing the risk of costly iterations?
By complicating the design
By increasing the number of iterations
By speeding up the process
By providing valuable learning
What is the purpose of creating a schedule for procurement, construction, and testing of a prototype?
To delay the project
To coordinate activities
To increase costs
To avoid testing
Why is qualitative analysis important in economic analysis?
To capture measurable factors
To consider non-quantifiable factors
To simplify decision-making
To quantify all implications
What is the main goal of successful product development projects?
To achieve high-quality, low-cost products
To complicate resource allocation
To reduce quality
To increase costs
How can project execution help in minimizing risks in product development?
By increasing the number of unanticipated events
By complicating resource allocation
By simplifying tasks
By delaying the project
What is the primary purpose of economic analysis in product development?
To increase production costs
To reduce quality
To complicate decision-making
To generate profit
Why is sensitivity analysis crucial in economic analysis for product development?
To complicate the model
To ignore key assumptions
To reduce profitability
To understand project trade-offs
