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PRODUCT DESIGNING AND DEVELOPMENT BY H.G.Shah

BEST PRACTICE SOURCESWorkshops& MeetingsTelephoneDiscussionsLiteratureReviewBMPProgramConferencesConsultingExperienceCompanyVisitsTechnologyVendorsCorporateHandbooksPanel ofExpertsBESTPRACTICESIMPROVING PRODUCT DESIGNING

How well are wedoing? What improvementsare needed? Where do westart? Should webenchmark?ProductplanningIntegratedproductteamsDesign formanufacturabilityProjectplanningRequirementsdefinitionResourcemanagementSolidsmodelingProduct datamanagementConfigurationmanagementQFDEarlyinvolvementAnalysis &simulationEarly supplierinvolvementEmpowermentDesignre-useTop-downdesignMCADCAEThe Product Development Best Practices and Assessment software and methodology provide an objective way for identifying opportunities and planning improvementsIdentifying Customer NeedsImportant to know their needs and effectively communicate them to the development team.Output results in:Customer needs statementsOrganized in a hierarchical orderEach need is assigned a rating of importanceEstablishing Target SpecificationsSpecifications define what the product is supposed to do.Serves as a translation of customer needs into technical terms.Target specs are set early and refined as the team zeros in on a choice of product concept.Concept GenerationThe goal is to thoroughly explore the space of product concepts that may address the customer needs.Consists of:External searchesCreative problem solving within the teamResults in maybe 10 to 20 concepts, each with a sketch and brief description

Concept SelectionA process where each concept is evaluated to identify the most promising concepts.Requires several iterations and may cause additional concept generation and refinement.Concept TestingOne or more concepts are tested to verify the customer needs have been met.To also assess the market potential of the product.I.D. any shortcomings before any further development.Poor customer feedback could result in terminating a project.Setting Final SpecificationsPrevious target specifications are revisited AFTER a concept has been selected and tested.The project team needs to commit to specific values of metrics for the final specifications.Technical modeling done and they look at trade-offs between cost and performance.

EVALUATION FRAMEWORKPerformance Evaluation010BestPracticeIndustryPerformanceDatabaseCompanyPerformanceDatabase to compare company performance against

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