Chapter $5$:

Discussion Question $1.$ Why is it necessary to document product explicitly?

Discussion Question $9.$ What are three specific ways in which computer aided design $($CAD$)$ benefits the design engineer?

Chapter $6$

Discussion Question $1.$ Explain how improving quality can lead to reduced costs?

Discussion Question $6.$ What are seven tools Of TQM$?$

Chapter $7$

Discussion Question $1.$ What is process strategy?

Problem $57\mathrm{.}1($Erom Supplment Chapter $7)$

Amy Xia's plant was designed to produce $7,000$ hammers per day but is limited to making $6,000$ hammers per day because of the time needed to change equipment between styles of hammers, what is the utilization?

Problem $57\mathrm{.}15$

Aproduction process at Brianna Bryant Manufacturing is shown in Figure S$7\mathrm{.}9.$ The drilling operation occurs separately from, and simultaneously with, the sawing and sanding operations. A product needs to go through only one of the three assembly operations $($the operations are in parallel$).$

a$.$ Which operation is the bottleneck $?$

Chapter $8$

Discussion Question #$16$

$16.$ List the techniques used by service organizations to select locations.