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1 |  |  The advantages of standardization include:- early freezing of the design.
- fewer parts to deal with in inventory.
- reduced training cost and time.
- more routine purchasing.
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|  | A) | I, II |
|  | B) | I, IV |
|  | C) | I, II, III |
|  | D) | II, III, IV |
|  | E) | I, II, III, IV |
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2 |  |  The term that pertains to incorporating customer ideas in product design is: |
|  | A) | TQM d. robust design |
|  | B) | CAD e. reverser engineering |
|  | C) | QFD |
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3 |  |  Product design that uses computers is referred to as: |
|  | A) | QFD |
|  | B) | CED |
|  | C) | RFD |
|  | D) | CAD |
|  | E) | TQM |
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4 |  |  Taking apart a competitor's product to better understand how it operates is: |
|  | A) | Remanufacturing |
|  | B) | Concurrent engineering |
|  | C) | Robust design |
|  | D) | Illegal |
|  | E) | Reverse engineering |
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5 |  |  Which of these is not a stage in the life cycle of a product or service, or are all stages? |
|  | A) | Introduction. |
|  | B) | Growth. |
|  | C) | Maturity. |
|  | D) | Decline |
|  | E) | All of the above are stages. |
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6 |  |  The Taguchi Approach is most closely associated with: |
|  | A) | Total Quality Management |
|  | B) | Standardization. |
|  | C) | Quality function deployment. |
|  | D) | Robust design. |
|  | E) | Concurrent engineering. |
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7 |  |  Which one of these is not related to mass customization? |
|  | A) | Standardization |
|  | B) | Reverse engineering |
|  | C) | Delayed differentiation |
|  | D) | Modular design |
|  | E) | Manufacturability |
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8 |  |  Remanufacturing means: |
|  | A) | Reassembling a defective product. |
|  | B) | Redesigning the layout of the factory. |
|  | C) | Refurbishing used products. |
|  | D) | Redesigning the product. |
|  | E) | Retraining the workers. |
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9 |  |  A service blueprint is most closely related to: |
|  | A) | a graph |
|  | B) | a flowchart |
|  | C) | a matrix |
|  | D) | a strategy |
|  | E) | a mission statement |
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