Which of the following is not true regarding the approach to design that promotes cross-functional participation in the design stage?
A) It helps to identify many of the potential sourcing, manufacturing, and other difficulties associated with a particular design.
B) It may involve customers in the design process.
C) It has been called "concurrent engineering."
D) It takes a sequential approach to design.

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An alternative approach to design is to promote cross-functional participation in the design stage, thereby identifying and avoiding many potential sourcing, manufacturing, and other difficulties. Many companies also pull key customers into their design activities, to ensure that designs are consistent with the customers' needs. Using this type of concurrent engineering approach allows the proposed designs to undergo earlier assessments on cost, quality, and manufacturability dimensions, thereby enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of subsequent manufacturing and supply chain management activities. Indeed, design decisions must often be integrated with assessment of the various supply chain considerations, such as whether and where the company can obtain the inputs needed for its operations, whether it will source locally or from foreign locations, and whether it has the capability to produce and deliver the product or service in a competitive manner. This alternative does not take a sequential approach to design.

Which of the Following Is Not True Regarding the Approach