Advanced Design Methodologies : The Pros And Cons

Based on the 3 types of quality costs that have been discussed and reviewed above, I recommend that we look at doing more appraisals and inspections during the manufacturing process, this will limit the number of design changes that happen early in the process but it should help in cutting down our external failure costs and help limit

The number of defective pieces that are received by customers can be a measurement of perfect orders. An error code can be developed for faulty power tools. The following percentages can also be used:

Input was given (development team) prior to test runs of new product, test runs were conducted, and the FMEA was continuously updated to reflect new issues that would arise throughout the product cycle. Every conceivable event could not be covered, but the theory is to categorize as many potential failures that may develop during the manufacturing run. The FMEA was a critical component of our production control plans, FMEA’s would be reviewed and updated in accordance with CAR – corrective action reports that would generally originate in response to an internal material rejection or an external customer

The concept of planning “backward” starting from desired results (the end in mind) is not new. In 1949 Ralph Tyler described this approach as an effective process for focusing instruction. Recently, Stephen Covey, in the bestselling book, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, reports that effective people in various fields are goal-oriented and plan with the end in mind.

The customer, internal departments, and potential suppliers contribute to designing quality into molded parts. Due to Road-Master’s strict quality requirements and just-in-time inventory systems, nonconformance results in high costs, hinders customer relations, and endangers

On another note, manufacturing engineers and quality engineers play a key role in the development of new vehicles. Manufacturing engineers work with the design engineers to ensure the vehicle they have designed can be produced in a high volume environment. According to Automotive Engineering HQ, an international headquarters for automotive engineering teams, “[Manufacturing engineers] will review how all the parts are assembled to ensure that they can develop a process that will be able to assemble and install everything from the circuit boards in the radio all the way to the bumper of the vehicle”. Creating the most efficient method of assembly is the chief responsibility of the manufacturing team; additionally, working alongside the manufacturing engineers, test engineers implement check points in the assembly process to guarantee correct assembly and functionality. Comparatively, “Quality engineers are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the design, development and production processes to make sure that the end product will be as robust and meet the highest quality standards possible” (Automotive). Particularly in the automotive industry, the role of quality engineer is vital given that errors or flaws in the product can cause costly recalls or even death; in addition, quality engineers are involved on all levels from supplier

The success of any manufacturing company is dependent on its manufacturing system design. The system design concept has been the basic force in manufacturing advancement. Without manufacturing design, all manufacturing would be stuck in the “square wheel” era. The first system design was the invention of the forerunner of the modern factory nearly 200 years ago. New design concepts are continually improving and impacting the worlds manufacturing.

Mechanical Development – This team test the products designed by mechanical design, they test every

Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic, proactive method for evaluating a process to identify where and how it might fail, and to assess the impact of those failures, in order to identify the parts of a process that are most in need of change or improvement. The basic steps for performing an FMEA are: (1) select the process to evaluate (2) recruit a multidisciplinary team, including those involved at any point in the selected process (3) have the team meet and

The Universal Design (UDL) for Learning and the heutagogical approach to learning were the topics studied during this week in Design and Instruction of Online Courses. These two concepts were new to me. The UDL is an approach to curriculum development that provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the way students are engaged. The purpose of this approach is to meet the diverse learning styles and needs for all students, including students with disabilities and students who require ESL support. UDL offers students equal access to learning and equal opportunity to participate in their own learning by opening several learning pathways and using assistive technology. Some examples of assistive technologies are captioned video, speech recognition applications, audio players and recorders, reading guides applications etc.

Then someone else may argue "if the genes of the next generation could be chosen, we would have many more intelligent, rational, and logical children". However, "revolution works at the margins, and it does so through trade-offs". ( KOZUBEK, 2017) For example, the infamous "APOE4 variant, the single strongest risk variant for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, remains at 15% frequency in the population-one reason is that it may also up Vitamin D."(KOZUBEK, 2017) Overall, engineered traits may advance the mankind in a temporary period, but ultimately they may turn out to be detrimental. From a biological standpoint, decreased biodiversity due to "baby designing" will impede the human ability to adapt, which is quite dangerous considering the

The causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products were plentiful and apparent all throughout the case study. For instance, BMW does not use pre-production tools during prototyping. This significantly lowers their opportunity to discover and fix quality problems earlier in the production process. Secondly, they let suppliers have a say in development after “cubing” has occurred. Unfortunately, if suppliers come across problems during the first production, they often don’t have enough time to fix it before new model introduction. Finally,

* Product design and development critical * Frequent product and process design changes * Limited models * Attention

Continuous development and responsiveness of suppliers at the early age of product development process is critically important. “Honda tries to encourage suppliers’ suggestions early before finalizing drawings, particularly in the area of cost reduction and quality improvement.”

This being the case it is important for the engineer to consider the application to which the design will be used as well as how and to what extent it will be handled. In the instance that risks and dangers are present they must immediately be brought to the attention of the consumer, and if effected as a whole, the public.