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Homework #1 – Due Wed. Sept. 6. Product ideas. Individually, come up with five different ideas for product development. They can be entirely new products or modifications to existing ones. Describe each idea in 2-3 lines.
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Homework #1 – Due Wed. Sept. 6 Product ideas Individually, come up with five different ideas for product development. They can be entirely new products or modifications to existing ones. Describe each idea in 2-3 lines When you form your groups later, you will pool all of your ideas together (20-25) and pick one to develop for your actual product. Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Product Planning & Scheduling It is desirable to produce successful and high quality product with the shortest cycle time and smallest investment cost. • Identify the tasks and milestones of the project. • Estimate project resources and time. • Assign tasks to a timeline (parallel & sequential), create a Gantt chart. • Monitor progress, assign and modify tasks. Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Gantt chart Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Customer Input and Specification Customer Interviews Customer Needs list Functional specifications (FS) Engineering Specifications Gantt chart Items • Project Definition Investigation and Planning Mission Statement Task list Gantt Chart Background Research Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Detail Design Detail Drawings Assembly drawing Exploded view Final Specification Bill of Materials • Design Gantt chart Items Concept Development Functional Decomposition Concept Generation Portfolio and Product Architecture Analyze Concepts (estimation) Concept selection Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Proof-of-concept prototype Layout prototype Select materials and process Test plan Evaluation Design refinement Gantt chart Items • Prototyping Fabrication Purchase off-the-shelf components Fabricating custom parts Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Task List Project task list is used to augment the Gantt chart. The list is basically a document with tables that states the deadline, the team members responsible for the task and a check box to indicate when the task is completed. Description of the task Person responsible for the task Task deadline Date task completed Mechanical Engineering Dept.