Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Goods that are insensitive to external sources of variability are called
a. | Prototyping | b. | Modular | c. | Robust | d. | Reliable |
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Which item below is not part of quality engineering?
a. | Value engineering | b. | Design reviews | c. | Failure-mode-and-effect analysis | d. | Prototype
testing |
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Which of the following is not correct regarding product or process
simplification?
a. | Reduces flexibility | b. | The less opportunity for
error | c. | The faster the flow-time | d. | The higher the
reliability |
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Modular design is used in all of the following except
a. | Automobiles | b. | Shoes | c. | Computers | d. | University
curriculum |
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There are two types of failures: ____ failure occurs in a product’s life
due to manufacturing or material defects, while ____ failure occurs after some period of use.
a. | Operating, design | b. | Design, operating | c. | Reliability,
function | d. | Function, reliability |
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The “D” in the acronym QFD stands for
a. | Development | b. | Deployment | c. | Design | d. | Devolution |
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Regarding the first House of Quality, the interrelationship between any pair of
technical features is found in
a. | The voice of the customer | b. | The relationship matrix | c. | The
roof | d. | Technical requirement priorities |
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Which of the following is a chronological representation of stages within the
NPD process?
a. | Idea selection, preliminary design, testing, prototype | b. | Testing, final
design, preliminary design, prototype | c. | Idea generation, idea selection, prototype,
testing | d. | Idea selection, prototype, testing, preliminary
design |
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The NPD process ends with
a. | Final design | b. | Testing | c. | Prototype | d. | Idea selection |
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An approach to the reduction of complexity is
a. | Polarity | b. | Seasonality | c. | Modularity | d. | Simplicity |
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An approach to the reduction of complexity is
a. | Standardization | b. | Maximization | c. | Rationalization | d. | Polarization |
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____ is a systematic technique that seeks to identify the cause and effect of
product failures.
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The tools and techniques for NPD include all of the following except
a. | DFM | b. | PTMS | c. | Taguchi | d. | QFD |
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Market sources of new product ideas include all of the following except
a. | Competitors’ products | b. | Market surveys | c. | Customers | d. | Shareholders |
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Taguchi is primarily associated with
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