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CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Autumn Examinations 2012
Module Title: Engineering Management
Module Code: MANU
School: Mechanical & Process Engineering
Programme Title: BEng Biomedical Engineering Year 3 BEng Mechanical Engineering Year 3 BEng Mechanical Engineering Year 3 (part-time) BSc. Sustainable Energy Year 3
Programme Code: EBIME_7_Y3, EMECH_7_Y3, CR_EMECN_7_Y3, ESENT_8_Y
External Examiner(s): Mr Mike McKeon, Dr Eamonn Ahearne, Mr Gary Clerkin, Mr Paul Kenny, Mr Conor Buckley
Internal Examiner(s): Sally Bryan
Instructions: Answer any three questions
Duration: 2 hours
Sitting: Autumn 2012
Requirements for this examination: None
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct examination. If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
Q
a) List the three inputs required by all organisations. (3 marks) b) Discuss the differences between manufacturing and service organisations, in general, under the following headings (9 marks) i. Location ii. Quality Assurance iii. Degree of customer contact c) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of mass production. In particular, highlight non- value activities that mass production is prone to. (9 marks) d) Concept generation is a very important step in the design and development process. Why is it important? What tools are used to make the step more effective? (12 marks)
Q
a) State three examples of benchmarking common in manufacturing organisations. (3 marks) b) State three important aspects that have to be addressed in an ISO9000 Quality System. (6 marks) c) The component failure rates of a system are weighted as shown in figure Q2.
Figure Q
If the Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) is 150 hours for the whole system, what are the individual failure rates of component 1, 2 and 3? (8 marks) d) Explain why inspection alone isn’t enough to ensure the quality of a manufactured product. (9 marks) e) Describe Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). (7 marks)
W 1 =0.1 W 2 =0.2 W 3 =0.
