This set of Industrial Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Product Design”.
1. Which of the following department is not involved in making a new or modified product?
a) Marketing department
b) Design department
c) R & D department
d) Security and Maintenance department
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Explanation: A product has to go through several departments of the industry during the process of developing a new or modified product. Marketing, R & D, Design, Manufacture, Accounts and Personnel departments take part in making new or modified product i.e., Product design. Security and maintenance department is not related to product design.
2. Product cost is reduced when mutual understanding exists between ____________ and __________ departments.
a) Design, manufacturing
b) R & D, design
c) Personnel, manufacturing
d) Marketing, manufacturing
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Explanation: Design is the preliminary step before manufacturing a product. If there exist a mutual understanding and co-operation between those two departments, an optimal product with enhanced design and reduced cost can be obtained.
3. Product design deals with form design only.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Product design deals with both form and functional design. Product’s shape and appearance is the form design whereas functional design deals with its working.
4. Which of the following statement is wrong with regards to reducing the product cost?
a) A Product should be designed with expensive material
b) A Product should be designed with parts as fewer as possible
c) Make or buy decisions should be made correctly
d) A Product should be designed out of as many standard parts as possible
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Explanation: A product should be made of cheaper material in order to reduce the product cost. An expensive material will increase the cost of the material and hence the total cost of the product will be increased.
5. Product design makes use of work-study and value engineering.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Product design is done before manufacturing for both new and improved products. Nowadays, design personnel use both work-study and value engineering to systematically question the provisional design in order to improve its design and functionality.
6. Raw materials are converted into semi-finished and finished goods in a/an/the ___________
a) Warehouse
b) Industry
c) Repository
d) Office
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Explanation: In the manufacturing industry, raw materials are converted into finished goods and semi-finished goods or final components to make use of them readily i.e., to make them readily available for use.
7. Automobile scooters and cars are examples of __________
a) Shopping goods
b) Convenience goods
c) Specialty goods
d) Industrial goods
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Explanation: Ready-made garments, clothes, automobile scooters and cars are examples of shopping goods. Salespeople require blandishment and skills to sell these goods.
8. An example of shopping goods is ___________
a) Blade
b) Cloth
c) Machinery
d) Candy bar
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Explanation: Shopping goods are expensive items that people buy less frequently. These are purchased on the customer’s desire to make comparisons among an assortment of similar items. Ready-made garments, clothes, automobile scooters and cars are examples of shopping goods.
9. Cigarette is a/an _________ good.
a) Shopping
b) Convenience
c) Specialty
d) Industrial
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Explanation: Products are classified into four types namely shopping goods, convenience goods, specialty goods, industrial goods. A cigarette is an example of convenience goods.
10. Customer satisfaction and adequate profit are essential requirements for good product design.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: We can neither specify a design as a good or bad nor specify exactly what constitutes good design. But, the two essential requirements of good design are customer satisfaction and adequate profits.
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