The Use of Product Development Teams in Design and Engineering

question 50

Multiple Choice

The use of product development teams in design and engineering activities is also known as

• A) the Japanese approach.
• B) concurrent engineering.
• C) QFD.
• D) the traditional U.S. approach.
• E) the House of Quality approach.

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Definitions:

Balanced Scorecard Approach

A strategic planning and management system that organizations use to align business activities to the vision and strategy, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organizational performance.

360-Degree Evaluation

A performance evaluation done by different people who interact with the employee, generally on forms compiled into a single profile for use in the evaluation meeting conducted by the employee’s manager.

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences through study, experience, or teaching.

Performance Standards

Benchmarks or expectations defined by an organization against which the performance of its employees is measured.