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1. What is Engineering change request?
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A.design failure causes that depend on manufacturing become process failure modes, and special characteristics flow into the control plan
B.revision letter advanced on each release with a revision block entry, and a new part number whenever form, fit or function changes
C.formal proposal describing a problem, the proposed change and its justification, reviewed by a change board before any release
D.PLM system with Creo integration, check-in/check-out and lifecycle states such as In Work, Under Review and Released
A.Engineering change request — PLM system managing item revisions, workflows, change objects and NX CAD data with a bill of materials structure
B.Engineering change request — design failure causes that depend on manufacturing become process failure modes, and special characteristics flow into the control plan
C.Engineering change request — revision letter advanced on each release with a revision block entry, and a new part number whenever form, fit or function changes
D.Engineering change request — formal proposal describing a problem, the proposed change and its justification, reviewed by a change board before any release
A.Engineering change notice — hierarchical parts list per assembly carrying part number, revision, quantity and material that drives purchasing and production
B.Engineering change notice — PLM system managing item revisions, workflows, change objects and NX CAD data with a bill of materials structure
C.Engineering change notice — approved document that releases revised drawings and BOM with effectivity date, stock disposition and list of affected parts
D.Engineering change notice — engineering BOM mirrors the design structure, while the manufacturing BOM is restructured by process sequence with consumables and phantom assemblies
8. Which term means: "hierarchical parts list per assembly carrying part number, revision, quantity and material that drives purchasing and production"?
A.Bill of materials — plan and define, product design, process design, product and process validation, and feedback with corrective action
B.Bill of materials — design failure causes that depend on manufacturing become process failure modes, and special characteristics flow into the control plan
C.Bill of materials — hierarchical parts list per assembly carrying part number, revision, quantity and material that drives purchasing and production
D.Bill of materials — PLM system with Creo integration, check-in/check-out and lifecycle states such as In Work, Under Review and Released
A.engineering BOM mirrors the design structure, while the manufacturing BOM is restructured by process sequence with consumables and phantom assemblies
B.plan and define, product design, process design, product and process validation, and feedback with corrective action
C.approved document that releases revised drawings and BOM with effectivity date, stock disposition and list of affected parts
D.design failure causes that depend on manufacturing become process failure modes, and special characteristics flow into the control plan
11. Which term means: "engineering BOM mirrors the design structure, while the manufacturing BOM is restructured by process sequence with consumables and phantom assemblies"?
A.EBOM versus MBOM — engineering BOM mirrors the design structure, while the manufacturing BOM is restructured by process sequence with consumables and phantom assemblies
B.EBOM versus MBOM — plan and define, product design, process design, product and process validation, and feedback with corrective action
C.EBOM versus MBOM — PLM system managing item revisions, workflows, change objects and NX CAD data with a bill of materials structure
D.EBOM versus MBOM — PLM system with Creo integration, check-in/check-out and lifecycle states such as In Work, Under Review and Released
14. Which term means: "revision letter advanced on each release with a revision block entry, and a new part number whenever form, fit or function changes"?
A.Drawing revision control — plan and define, product design, process design, product and process validation, and feedback with corrective action
B.Drawing revision control — hierarchical parts list per assembly carrying part number, revision, quantity and material that drives purchasing and production
C.Drawing revision control — design failure causes that depend on manufacturing become process failure modes, and special characteristics flow into the control plan
D.Drawing revision control — revision letter advanced on each release with a revision block entry, and a new part number whenever form, fit or function changes
A.Teamcenter — PLM system managing item revisions, workflows, change objects and NX CAD data with a bill of materials structure
B.Teamcenter — plan and define, product design, process design, product and process validation, and feedback with corrective action
C.Teamcenter — engineering BOM mirrors the design structure, while the manufacturing BOM is restructured by process sequence with consumables and phantom assemblies
D.Teamcenter — PLM system with Creo integration, check-in/check-out and lifecycle states such as In Work, Under Review and Released
26. Which term means: "design failure causes that depend on manufacturing become process failure modes, and special characteristics flow into the control plan"?
A.DFMEA-to-PFMEA linkage — PLM system with Creo integration, check-in/check-out and lifecycle states such as In Work, Under Review and Released
B.DFMEA-to-PFMEA linkage — PLM system managing item revisions, workflows, change objects and NX CAD data with a bill of materials structure
C.DFMEA-to-PFMEA linkage — design failure causes that depend on manufacturing become process failure modes, and special characteristics flow into the control plan
D.DFMEA-to-PFMEA linkage — revision letter advanced on each release with a revision block entry, and a new part number whenever form, fit or function changes
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