An industrial company contacts John Deere to design a specific type of equipment for use in its manufacturing facility. If John Deere accepts this offer, the two companies will have to create a set of specifications from which the product can be made. This process is called:.

Product design

Explanation:

 The product design is one of the process that helps in creating the new product by properly determining the feasibility of the product based on the customer requirement and the needs.

The product should be cost efficient, high quality and designing the product by using the product stage development process.

According to the question, the John Deere is designing the specific design or equipment on the basis of needs of the manufacturing company and this process is known as the product design.  

 Therefore, Product design is the correct answer.  

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