CHAPTER 3 TUTORIAL

1. What are the types of design available? List down all 5 and elaborate on them with
examples.
2. Describe what is a closed loop product cycle?
3. Compare and contrast between the conventional manufacturing environment and the
computerized manufacturing environment. You may present your answers in a table
format. It is encouraged to compare step by step through the main stages of the
product evolvement beginning with design, analysis, drafting and etc.
4. Define the term design. Elaborate on the term in detail.
5. What are the 7 phases in the morphology of design?
6. Give a brief explanation on each of the phases. You may use examples to facilitate your
answers.
7. Describe the tools used in the defining problem stage of the conceptual design phase.
8. List the tools used in the gathering information stage of the conceptual design phase.
9. List and explain the tools used in the concept generation stage of the conceptual design
phase.
10. What are the tools used in the evaluate and concept selecting phase of the conceptual
design phase?
11. List down the principles of DFMA.
12. What are the advantages of using the DFA tool?
13. What are the 3 key elements if DFM? Describe each element with some examples.
14. What are the advantages of DMU?
15. List down the advantages of CIM.