Study: Value of Simulation

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* 1. In which of the following aspects of product development does your organization use simulation?

Ideation or conceptualization

Detailed design

Prototyping

Qualification or testing

Design release

Change management

Regulatory Compliance

Contract Bidding

Other aspect of product development (please specify)

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* 2. Simulation is used in which of the following activities in your organization?

	Never	Very infrequently	Sometimes	Very frequently	Every time
Simulation generates design alternatives or improvements through optimizations or design of experiments	Simulation generates design alternatives or improvements through optimizations or design of experiments Never	Simulation generates design alternatives or improvements through optimizations or design of experiments Very infrequently	Simulation generates design alternatives or improvements through optimizations or design of experiments Sometimes	Simulation generates design alternatives or improvements through optimizations or design of experiments Very frequently	Simulation generates design alternatives or improvements through optimizations or design of experiments Every time
Simulation results affect and influence design decisions	Simulation results affect and influence design decisions Never	Simulation results affect and influence design decisions Very infrequently	Simulation results affect and influence design decisions Sometimes	Simulation results affect and influence design decisions Very frequently	Simulation results affect and influence design decisions Every time
Simulations are used to validate designs before next steps such as prototyping, testing or design release	Simulations are used to validate designs before next steps such as prototyping, testing or design release Never	Simulations are used to validate designs before next steps such as prototyping, testing or design release Very infrequently	Simulations are used to validate designs before next steps such as prototyping, testing or design release Sometimes	Simulations are used to validate designs before next steps such as prototyping, testing or design release Very frequently	Simulations are used to validate designs before next steps such as prototyping, testing or design release Every time