LifeTrac 5 Prototype Assessment

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Contents

Design Phase

  • Describe the steps taken in the design process. What went well in the design phase? What could have been done better?
  • Were there steps that should have been taken but were missing? Were there steps that were taken that should have been omitted? Explain.
  • What review/quality assessment steps were taken throughout the design phase?
  • What lessons were learned regarding the design after the machine was built?
  • Describe what the ideal design process should look like.
  • Estimate the materials cost reduction that can be attained by redesign, simplification, and design optimization.

Build Preparation

  • Describe the steps taken to prepare for the build.
  • Were you satisfied with the build preparation phase?
  • What were the issues that were encountered? How were they resolved?
  • Were the fabrication procedures satisfactory? What improvements could be made?
  • Discuss how you would like the ideal fabrication procedures/drawings to look like.
  • Describe how the ideal build preparation phase should look.
  • Discuss any inventory/supplies that were difficult to acquire, and how this could be facilitated.
  • Were there missing parts that were not accounted for until they were needed in a certain build step? What are the resulting additions to the BOM?
  • Which build procedures were changed due to learnings obtained during the build?
  • Which steps were missed in the build procedure documentation?

Build Phase

  • What worked as planned regarding the build? What didn't work as planned?
  • Describe the overall build sequence for the modules. Which modules/parts were built in parallel? What could have been improved about the sequence?
  • Discuss the bottlenecks encountered in building the modules and assembling the different modules to each other.
  • Discuss the bottlenecks encountered in assembling the hydraulics.
  • Describe the most challenging aspect of the build.
  • Describe any aspects that appeared easy but were not easy in practice.
  • How many person hours should each of the above steps take? How many person hours did each step take in practice?
  • If more skilled people were available, which additional steps could have been done in parallel?
  • Were people utilized effectively throughout the build? How could they have been used more effectively?
  • What quality control steps were taken throughout the build to assure build quality?
  • List the consumables used throughout the build. Were any consumables missing?
  • Were any necessary tools missing? What additional tools would be useful in the build?
  • Was there any tool breakage? How could it have been avoided?

Quality Assessment and Performance Data

General

  • How many hours or days did the build take?
  • Did you see any safety violations throughout the build?
  • Were there any accidents? If so, how could they have been avoided?
  • Describe your general level of satisfaction with the overall design/build and the resulting quality of the product.
  • How was morale throughout the build?
  • Were any conflicts encountered throughout the design/build regarding technical issues? How were these resolved?
  • Discuss any personality/cultural conflicts that were encountered? How could these be addressed in the future?
  • What are the overall lessons learned for improving future builds?
  • Any other comments or pressing issues not covered in this assessment?
  • What changes would you like to see in this assessment? Are the questions relevant? Are there glaring omissions?

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