BME
This long bone in the thigh is often used in biomechanics models and orthopedic implant design because it is the strongest and longest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?
Minimum level of inventory when a new order should be placed to replenish stock
What is the Reorder Point?
This type of demonstration shows a client exactly how a product works and how it solves their problem.
What is a product demo?
Who is Zippy
This type of sales involves companies selling products or services directly to other businesses rather than individual consumers
What is B2B?
An article, instrument, apparatus or machine that is used in the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease, or for detecting, measuring, restoring, correcting or modifying the structure or function of the body for some health purpose
What is a medical device?
The total time it takes from a customer’s order to be placed until the product is delivered to them.
What is lead time
The quantity of products that consumers are willing to buy at different market prices.
What is demand?
This hall burned down 2 times in UA's history
What is Buchtel Hall?
The process where a product is built by introducing more material to the subject
What is additive manufacturing
In documentation, one statement is a MUST while another statement is a NICE to have regarding the capability of a medical device
What are Should and Shall statements?
This metric is used to track emissions throughout the supply chain process.
What is a carbon footprint?
In sales engineering, understanding a client’s pain points and requirements is part of this process.
What is needs analysis?
This famous basketball player grew up in Akron and now donates to the university
Who is LeBron James?
The University of Akron offers this certificate for engineers interested in pursuing a career in sales.
What is Professional Selling for Engineering Majors?
This type of biomechanical test measures how a material deforms under tension to determine properties like Young’s Modulus and ultimate tensile strength
What is a tensile test?
This is the part of the supply chain that slows down or stops an entire process that can lead to delays
What is a bottleneck?
This skill allows a sales engineer to explain complex technical concepts to clients in a clear, understandable way.
What is technical communication?
The Latin phrase that is UA's motto meaning "Let there be light"
What is "Fiat Lux"?
This higher level degree is a helpful to engineers that are looking to start their own business.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) or an engineering management degree
This type of polymer is designed to safely break down inside the body over time, making it ideal for sutures, scaffolds, and drug delivery systems
What is a biodegradable polymer (PLGA)?
The shipping document that serves as a receipt, contract, and proof of ownership for goods that are being shipped.
What is a Bill of Lading?
This recent global outage has severely affected sales and engineering companies worldwide, highlighting the global economy's deep reliance on a few major technology providers
AWS or Amazon Web Services
The material of the polymer statue outside the Goodyear building
What is transparent polyurethane?
When a business decision involves a potential challenge between an engineer's personal gain and their professional responsibilities, it presents this ethical challenge.
What is a conflict of interest?