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What is the primary purpose of quality function deployment (QFD) in product design?

To optimize the production of particular products
To benchmark the competition and identify best practices
To design a highly flexible facility to accommodate changes in occupants and mission
To identify customer needs and translate them into product characteristics, process design, and tolerance requirements (correct)

Which of the following factors DOES NOT influence the design of a product?

Facilities planning (correct)
Aesthetics
Materials
Function

What is the primary purpose of benchmarking in product design?

To identify what the competition is doing to satisfy the needs of customers or to exceed customer expectations (correct)
To optimize the production of particular products
To identify customer needs and translate them into product characteristics
To design a highly flexible facility to accommodate changes in occupants and mission

What is the main advantage of designing a facility to accommodate changes in occupants and mission?

It requires a highly flexible design and very general space planning (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main disadvantage of designing a facility to produce a specific set of products?

It results in a less flexible design and more specialized space planning (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor considered in determining the products to be produced?

Input from product design engineers (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is one situation mentioned in the text where it might be difficult to accurately specify the products to be produced in a given facility?

When there are long lead times to plan and build facilities in a dynamic product environment (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the illustration provided in the text, which of the following best describes the sequence of events that occurred with the major electronics firm's facility?

The facility was initially designed for semiconductor manufacture, then used for manufacturing and assembling consumer electronic products, and later converted to an administrative and engineering site. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who generally makes decisions regarding the products to be produced?

Upper-level management (B) Signup and view all the answers

What must the facilities planner be aware of, according to the text?

The degree of uncertainty that exists concerning the mission of the facility being planned, the specific activities to be performed, and the direction of those activities (C) Signup and view all the answers