[Solved] Select ONE (1) of the following THREE (3) products and use it to demonstrate how you would improve a typical design for manufacturability
Select ONE (1) of the following THREE (3) products and use it to demonstrate how you would improve a typical design for manufacturability. The focus for this question is on incorporating design features that improve productivity and reduce cost.
- i. Hair dryer
- ii. Coffee maker
- iii. Computer desk
*Suggestion: This is meant to be an open-ended question where your ability to outline and follow a defined design process to meet the objective is more important than the actual design improvement that you come up with so develop a design direction and consistently follow A-E showing some key decisions made in your design process. would recommend focusing your improvements at a high-level and discuss things like overall shape, size and functionality of main features of the full product, consider how the main components interact and how the redesign impacts major material, manufacturing, use and disposal issues which trigger lifecycle costs.
A. List and describe TWO (2) very general ways one can assess manufacturability of a product. Pick one of the methods and outline how you would establish process feasibility and cost data.
B. Pick ONE (1) product from the list above and then outline THREE (3) ways that you could use input from the method you described in A to improve its manufacturability,
C. Outline and describe how your design change might impact the production floor in general.
D. Discuss how you would convert design improvement ideas into realistic engineering specifications to implement your changes.
E. Sometimes not all design specifications can be met. Outline and describe how you would go about establishing priorities for the design to meet manufacturing targets in terms of productivity and cost.
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