AMT 201 ExAM 1 CoMplETE QuEsTions And
AnswErs VErifiEd And GrAdEd A+
When setting target values, what is the difference between an "ideal value" and a "marginally
acceptable value"? ✔✔ -Ideal values are the absolute best result the team can hope for
-marginally acceptable values are values that would just barely make the product commercially
viable.
State three characteristics of successful product development. ✔✔ -Product quality
-product cost
-development time
-development cost
-development capability
State two challenges of product development. ✔✔ -Trade-offs
-dynamics in the environment
-tremendous amount of design details
-time pressure
-satisfaction of societal and individual needs
-team diversity and spirit
State two types of professionals that you would expect to find on a typical product development
team. ✔✔ -Marketing Professional
-Design Professionals (ME, EE, IE)
-Manufacturing Professionals
, State three of the 6 phases of the Product Development Process. ✔✔ 0: Planning.
1: Concept Development.
2: System-Level Design.
3: Detail Design.
4: Testing and Refinement.
5: Production Ramp-Up.
Explain what the difference is between alpha and beta prototypes. ✔✔ Alpha prototypes are
usually built with production-intent parts for testing in the designer's environment, if the design
intent and key customer needs are met. Beta prototypes are built with parts supplied by the
intended production processes, tested by customers in their environment, and to evaluate
product performance.
Please explain what a Market-Pull Product is and give one example. ✔✔ The firm finds a market
opportunity and a technology to meet customer's needs
ex. sporting goods.
Please explain what a Technology-Push product is and give one example. ✔✔ The firm begins
with a new technology and then finds a market for it
ex. Gore-Tex.
Give one example of a Complex Systems product. ✔✔ -Airplane
-Automobile
What is a strength of a Strict Functional Organization? ✔✔ Fosters development of deep
specialization and expertise.
AnswErs VErifiEd And GrAdEd A+
When setting target values, what is the difference between an "ideal value" and a "marginally
acceptable value"? ✔✔ -Ideal values are the absolute best result the team can hope for
-marginally acceptable values are values that would just barely make the product commercially
viable.
State three characteristics of successful product development. ✔✔ -Product quality
-product cost
-development time
-development cost
-development capability
State two challenges of product development. ✔✔ -Trade-offs
-dynamics in the environment
-tremendous amount of design details
-time pressure
-satisfaction of societal and individual needs
-team diversity and spirit
State two types of professionals that you would expect to find on a typical product development
team. ✔✔ -Marketing Professional
-Design Professionals (ME, EE, IE)
-Manufacturing Professionals
, State three of the 6 phases of the Product Development Process. ✔✔ 0: Planning.
1: Concept Development.
2: System-Level Design.
3: Detail Design.
4: Testing and Refinement.
5: Production Ramp-Up.
Explain what the difference is between alpha and beta prototypes. ✔✔ Alpha prototypes are
usually built with production-intent parts for testing in the designer's environment, if the design
intent and key customer needs are met. Beta prototypes are built with parts supplied by the
intended production processes, tested by customers in their environment, and to evaluate
product performance.
Please explain what a Market-Pull Product is and give one example. ✔✔ The firm finds a market
opportunity and a technology to meet customer's needs
ex. sporting goods.
Please explain what a Technology-Push product is and give one example. ✔✔ The firm begins
with a new technology and then finds a market for it
ex. Gore-Tex.
Give one example of a Complex Systems product. ✔✔ -Airplane
-Automobile
What is a strength of a Strict Functional Organization? ✔✔ Fosters development of deep
specialization and expertise.
