Product Design and Development (1720809)

CHAPTERS :

1. Importance of product design, type of design product definition, product
specification, Phases of product development: conceptual, embodiment and
detailed design, product and technology development cycle, concept
generation and evaluation methods.
2. Material selection Importance, classification material performance
characteristic, selection criteria Ashby Material selection chart.
3. Process selection Importance types of manufacturing process and their
classification Sources of information selection criteria Material and Process
selection Methods, Expert systems. Computer Database Approach,
performance indices decision matrix, AHP and fuzzy approach introduction
to material and process selection software.
QUESTIONS :
1.Enlist various selection criteria of material for a new product and explain them briefly.

2. Discuss Concept Selection and evaluation Technique with example.
3. Explain AHP approach for the process selection with suitable example.
4. What are the criteria for selection of a process for a given product? Explain briefly.

5. Explain various types of engineering designs and compare scientific and design method.

6. Briefly Explain generic product development process with all its six phases.
7. List the phases of the new product development. Explain in detail the planning for retirement
phase with at least 3 different examples.

8. What are the various factor used for process selection for particular product. Discuss all
in detail.
9. Write down the characteristics of a successful product development.

10. Write the importance and method of interpretation of Ashby material selection chart.

11. What are the criteria for selection of a process for a given product? Explain briefly.

12. Draw and explain the graph of Sales/Profit vs time for the new product and explain the
maturity stages in detail.