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The following homework assignments will be distributed in class. Homework 1: Industry Case Studies of Successful Product Families (Deep Reading) <DOC> Homework 2: Product Family Dissection - Modularity + DFA <DOC> <DFA Workbook (Excel)> In addition to the individual homework assignments, there is a group project that will be undertaken during the course of the semester.

In-Class Activities

The following small group activities and discussions will occur in class. In-Class Activity 1: Airplane Production <DOC> In-Class Activity 2: Concurrent Engineering <PDF> In-Class Activity 3: Commonality One-page Overview of Experiment <PDF> IRB Form <PDF> Skil Screwdriver Example <PDF> Blank Excel Worksheet for Computing PCI <XLS> In-Class Activity 4: Robust Design of a Toy Catapult <PDF>

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