Briefly address each of the following bullets:

Is the process of designing a new product or service a project or a program?  Explain your answer.
What are the different characteristics that must be kept in mind  when you are designing for manufacturing (sometimes also called  designing for manufacturability) and how do they differ from the  characteristics that must be considered when you are designing for  customers (sometimes also called “service design”)?
Select a company that produces a product or provides a service (do not  select a company that only sells products or services produced by  others, like Wal-Mart). Describe the company and whether this company  produces a product or provides a service. Investigate and describe any  information you can locate about how this company designs the process to  produce its product or to provide its service. 

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial  post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in  your initial response.
Your posting should be about 1 page (400 to 500 words) in length.