WorksheetsCAPD: Unit Test 3
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. IPPD stands for:
a)
Integrated Product and Process Development
b)
Innovative Product and Planning Design
c)
International Product and Process Design
d)
Integrated Planning for Product Design
2.
2. The main goal of IPPD is:
a)
To increase the cost of development
b)
To reduce cycle time and improve quality
c)
To separate product and process design
d)
To delay customer involvement
3.
3. Which of the following is a strategic reason for product development?
a)
Short-term cost cutting
b)
Market competitiveness and growth
c)
Random experimentation
d)
Reducing teamwork
4.
4. In IPPD, which are key stakeholders?
a)
Only designers
b)
Designers, material suppliers, process planners, customers
c)
Only suppliers
d)
Only managers
5.
5. Behaviour analysis in product development mainly focuses on:
a)
Machine tolerance
b)
Competitor and customer actions
c)
Design geometry
d)
Tool wear
6.
6. Which of the following is a method for prompting customer understanding?
a)
Ignoring feedback
b)
Market surveys and interviews
c)
Reducing communication
d)
Delaying product launch
7.
7. Product design specifications are primarily established to:
a)
Increase documentation work
b)
Translate customer needs into technical requirements
c)
Limit designer creativity
d)
Remove supplier involvement
8.
8. Managing requirements in product development ensures:
a)
Customer dissatisfaction
b)
Meeting stakeholder needs effectively
c)
Higher cost of production
d)
Poor documentation
9.
9. The first step in concept generation is:
a)
Testing
b)
Task clarification
c)
Reflection
d)
Benchmarking
10.
10. Externally sourced concept ideas can come from:
a)
Patents and competitor analysis
b)
Designer’s personal experience
c)
Morphological charts
d)
Brainstorming within the team
11.
11. Internally sourced concept ideas can come from:
a)
Brainstorming and personal creativity
b)
Market surveys
c)
Customer interviews
d)
Patent analysis
12.
12. Systematic exploration of concepts ensures:
a)
Random trial and error
b)
All alternatives are considered
c)
Only customer preferences are considered
d)
Cost is ignored
13.
13. Which of the following is NOT a structured approach in concept generation?
a)
Brainstorming
b)
Morphological chart
c)
Decision matrix
d)
Ignoring competitors
14.
14. The benefit of concept selection is:
a)
Reducing alternatives blindly
b)
Choosing the most feasible and effective design
c)
Increasing project complexity
d)
Avoiding customer input
15.
15. Pugh’s selection method is an example of:
a)
Random guesswork
b)
Structured concept evaluation method
c)
Market survey
d)
Process planning
16.
16. Reflection on solutions and processes helps in:
a)
Repeating errors
b)
Learning and improving for future projects
c)
Avoiding feedback
d)
Discarding data
17.
17. Morphological chart is primarily used for:
a)
Testing prototypes
b)
Systematic combination of sub-solutions
c)
Cost estimation
d)
Supplier assessment
18.
18. Concept screening primarily aims to:
a)
Select the final supplier
b)
Eliminate infeasible concepts early
c)
Finalise manufacturing drawings
d)
Set marketing price
19.
19. A weighted scoring method for concept selection requires:
a)
Only intuition
b)
Numeric weights and criteria
c)
No criteria
d)
Random selection
20.
20. Concept testing usually involves:
a)
Prototype evaluation by users
b)
Only internal meetings
c)
Skipping customer input
d)
Mass production immediately
21.
21. Product architecture defines the:
a)
Internal arrangement and interaction of components
b)
Marketing strategy
c)
Sales channels
d)
Product price only
22.
22. Which of the following is a key implication of product architecture?
a)
Product change and variety
b)
Only design drawings
c)
Customer loyalty alone
d)
Unrelated system issues
23.
23. Component standardisation helps in:
a)
Reducing cost and simplifying inventory
b)
Reducing performance
c)
Increasing complexity
d)
Avoiding interchangeability
24.
24. Modular architecture enables:
a)
Product variety and upgradability
b)
Increased complexity
c)
Lack of differentiation
d)
No need for design standards
25.
25. Integral architecture is characterised by:
a)
Tightly coupled components with complex interactions
b)
Independent modules
c)
High upgradability
d)
Easy standardisation
26.
26. Clustering in product architecture refers to:
a)
Grouping related functions into chunks
b)
Increasing product cost
c)
Reducing modularity
d)
Avoiding standardisation
27.
27. Fundamental interactions in product architecture are:
a)
Essential functional connections
b)
Random relations
c)
Accidental occurrences
d)
Only aesthetic links
28.
28. Secondary systems in product architecture include:
a)
Cooling and lubrication systems
b)
Core chassis structure
c)
Primary user interface
d)
Main structural body
29.
29. Product variety in platform planning can be achieved through:
a)
Modularity and common platforms
b)
Changing core architecture for every variant
c)
Ignoring interfaces
d)
Using random parts
30.
30. Geometric layout development primarily affects:
a)
Manufacturability and packaging
b)
Marketing budget
c)
Color choices only
d)
Sales team structure
31.
31. Interface specifications between chunks are important because:
a)
They ensure interoperable connections
b)
They increase design ambiguity
c)
They prevent modularity
d)
They remove testing
32.
32. Product architecture influences product performance because:
a)
Component placement and interaction determine system behaviour
b)
It only impacts marketing
c)
It only affects pricing
d)
It doesn't affect performance
33.
33. An example of related system-level design issue is:
a)
Thermal management
b)
Choosing office furniture
c)
Annual report layout
d)
Hire new staff
34.
34. Component standardisation is most useful for:
a)
Interchangeability and reduced inventory
b)
Increasing custom parts
c)
More toolings per part
d)
Slower production
35.
35. Industrial design integrates:
a)
Aesthetics, usability, and manufacturability
b)
Only mechanical performance
c)
Marketing alone
d)
Testing alone
36.
36. Which of the following is a goal of robust design?
a)
Product performance insensitive to variations
b)
Increased sensitivity to noise
c)
Reduced consistency
d)
Ignoring manufacturing variations
37.
37. CAE, CAD, and CAM integration helps in:
a)
Virtual testing and faster product development
b)
Reducing collaboration
c)
Avoiding simulation
d)
Delaying cost control
38.
38. Simulation of product performance electronically helps in:
a)
Reducing the need for multiple prototypes
b)
Increasing cost
c)
Slowing project execution
d)
Avoiding customer feedback
39.
39. Technology-driven products are mainly initiated by:
a)
Advances in science and engineering
b)
Customer demand only
c)
Random creativity
d)
Market imitation
40.
40. User-driven products are mainly initiated by:
a)
Identified customer needs and preferences
b)
Supplier pressure
c)
Technology push alone
d)
Internal politics
41.
41. Industrial design primarily improves product by:
a)
Enhancing usability and desirability
b)
Only reducing weight
c)
Only improving manufacturing
d)
Only increasing cost
42.
42. Dieter Rams emphasised which principle in industrial design?
a)
Good design is as little design as possible
b)
Complex design is better
c)
Design for secrecy
d)
Ignore user needs
43.
43. Henry Dreyfuss is known for his focus on:
a)
Human factors and usability
b)
Only aesthetics
c)
Only materials
d)
Only manufacturing cost
44.
44. Assessing the quality of industrial design often uses:
a)
User testing and ergonomics assessment
b)
Only finance reports
c)
Only patent counts
d)
Only colour preferences
45.
45. Design for Manufacture (DFM) primarily seeks to:
a)
Simplify parts and processes to reduce cost
b)
Make design more complex
c)
Increase assembly time
d)
Avoid supplier involvement
46.
46. A prototype's main purpose is to:
a)
Validate design concepts and detect issues early
b)
Replace final product
c)
Avoid testing
d)
Increase time-to-market
47.
47. Baseline project planning is useful to:
a)
Establish schedule, cost and scope for monitoring
b)
Delay decisions
c)
Increase uncertainty
d)
Ignore risks
48.
48. Estimating manufacturing cost helps to:
a)
Make trade-offs between cost and performance
b)
Avoids need for design reviews
c)
Guarantee profit
d)
Prevent design changes
49.
49. Minimising system complexity in product development helps to:
a)
Reduce maintenance cost and improve reliability
b)
Increase user confusion
c)
More frequent failures
d)
Increase production time
50.
50. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is used to:
a)
Identify and prioritise potential failure modes
b)
Create sales forecasts
c)
Design packaging only
d)
Hire staff
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