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GATE 2022 PI – Question 20

Industrial Engineering · Product Design and Development · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which statement about concurrent engineering is true?

  1. It is a non-integrated product-design approach.
  2. It performs all development functions sequentially.
  3. It reduces product-development lead time.
  4. It increases product-development lead time.

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Correct answer: (C) It reduces product-development lead time.

Explanation

Concurrent engineering integrates design, manufacturing and related functions and overlaps their work. Earlier feedback and parallel activity reduce development lead time. **C**.

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