Question

Discuss the phase "Back to the drawing board" and how it relates to engineering. Relate that to the importance of creating an accurate working drawing. Discuss the pros and cons of having to go "back to the drawing board."  

Answer 1

The phrase"Back to drawing board" means which you had tried but not succeeded in it and you need to start it again with a new idea or concept. Which is more often used when failed and needs to come with a fresh approach.

And coming to engineering, It is a theme of study where innovation takes place. For this, there is a thing called Research and Development (R&D). when you got a problem statement, one has to research the problem clearly and come with a proper solution which is mostly not an existing one. So, we will proceed with a prototype. That is the process will be happening in R&D.

Here, we can relate the phrase"Back to the drawing board" into engineering (Especially R&D). When we try to find the solution or product which may fulfill the requirements of the problem or maybe not. In case of not satisfied with the solution, you have to check the process of inventing again. so we have to come from the start. In this situation, we can relate the phrase"Back to the drawing board". But nowadays, we have design optimization where we can optimize the design or the solution when we barely miss the output and try again to get the accurate result. This can be called as the working drawing.

Pros:

1. We can get the solution and optimize it as per the requirement.

2. Increase efficiency even it takes more time.

3. Can complete the work within less sine the process has been already tried.

4. Gives a chance for innovative solutions for the same problem.

5. Helps for various models accessibility.

Cons:

1. Takes more time to start again.

2. More money or cost will be required.

3. Time-consuming process.

4. Loss of material (since the previous model gets wasted).

5. Creates depression among the team.