INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Concurrent Product and Process Design

PhD Comprehensive Examination

Total Marks 80 Total Time 3 hour

Attempt all questions and each question carries equal marks. Make diagrams where
necessary.

Q 1. Differentiate between sequential engineering and concurrent engineering (CE). (8) How can CE
be beneficial to an industry? Give few examples (8)

Q 2. How the organizational barriers be removed in context of CE? (8) What is the role of teams and
teamwork in bringing organizational change in an industry? (8)

Q 3. What is Design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA)? (6) Explain the benefits of DFMA during
product and process design. (8)

Q 4. What are the different types of injection moulds? (8) Please explain the mold features and their
design guidelines. (6)

Q 5. A batch of 12 cm diameter disks with a thickness of 3 mm are to be molded from high density
polyethylene (HDP) in a four-cavity mold. Determine the appropriate machine size. (20)