1. Product Development Chapter 12

2. Vocabulary Research and development (R&D): the process of gathering information and using that information to develop a product. Design for manufacturability: designing a product in such a way that is easily manufacturable. Working drawings: Detailed drawings that show exact sizes, shapes, and other details critical to the proper manufacture of a product.

3. Target market: The group of customers most likely to want and use the product. Supply chain: Both the path that goods take in moving from the manufacturer to the customer and the sequence of suppliers and processes necessary to deliver finished products to the customer.

4. Product development utilizes the Engineering Design Process. Engineering Design Process Define the problem Brainstorm, research, and generate ideas Identify criteria and specify constraints Develop and propose designs and choose among alternative solutions Implement the proposed solution Make a model or prototype Evaluate the solution and its consequences Refine the design Create the final design Communicate the processes and results Product Development Product Idea Drawings Mockups Basic and applied research Designing for function, manufacturability Communicating the final design Analyzing the design for function, failure, and value

5. How long is a product’s life? Research & Development Introduction Growth Period Maturity Saturation Decline Elimination Consumer Designer Manufacturer

6. “MIT Invention Index at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, asked which of five inventions Americans could not live without.” “The toothbrush emerged as the undisputed champ, beating out the car, the personal computer, the cell phone, and the microwave, in that order, as the most prized innovation.”

7. Product Lifecycle The total process of creating, using, and disposing of consumer products made from the earth's resources.

8. Product Lifecycle

9. Raise and Extract All consumer products begin their lifecycle with a dependence on the natural environment. Some form of energy is always required to extract the natural resources from the earth or its atmosphere.

10. Process Raw materials are processed or refined. Energy is required for the processing and refining.

11. Manufacture Additional energy is required as the processed or refined materials move through the manufacturing and assembly process.

12. Use Consumer products are transported to stores (consuming additional energy) and are ready for purchase. Products remain at this stage as long as they are usable or repairable.

13. Dispose When the product is no longer of use to us and we “get rid” of it.

14. Production Planning Chapter 13

15. Vocabulary Bill of materials: A list of the materials or parts needed to make a product Part print analysis: Examining the working drawings to find the most efficient and effective way of producing the part Process chart: A chart detailing the manufacturing sequence

16. Tooling-up: Preparation of tools and equipment in order to begin production Pilot run: A practice run of a production system in which all parts of the system are operated together before production actually begins

17. A bill of materials is a list of the materials or parts needed to make one product Quantity Order of operations Working drawings provide specific features and dimensions. They are used to create a part print analysis that includes the finished shape and size of the part, the materials needed and the tolerances

18. A process chart (flow chart) organizes the processes for each part of a product into a logical sequence