TOOLS AND METHODS FOR DESIGN OPTIMIZATION |
Quality function deployment (QFD) |
Step-by-Step Guide to QFD
Quality Function Deployment Case Study
QFD for Technology Development Planning
Quality Function Deployment Example (Refrigerator)
Quality Function Deployment Example (APU)
Quality Function Deployment Software
Quality Function Deployment: What, Why and How
Quality Function Deployment Papers
9 House of Quality Checks
After QFD: Now What?
Quality Function Deployment Example
Introduction to QFD
QFD - House of Quality
The History of QFD
QFD Software and Matrix Examples |
Customer needs / Voice of the customer |
Customer Surveys and Interviews
Discovering Customer Needs—Four Key Questions
Basic Methods to Get Feedback from Customers
Customer-Focused Creativity
The "One Right Way" to Gather
the Voice of the Customer
The Customer as Creator: A Step
Beyond the Voice of the Customer
Fear of the Customer
Voice of the Customer Analysis
Discovering Opportunities and Threats in a Market |
Virtual customers |
The Virtual Customer
Virtual Customer Site
The Virtual Customer
Better Products Through Virtual Customers |
Lead users |
Lead Users - Creating Breakthrough Innovations at 3M
Lead Users
Lead Users: An Important Source of Novel Product Concepts
Lead User Analysis for the Development of New Industrial Products
Developing New Product Concepts Via the Lead User Method |
Focus groups |
Basics of Conducting Focus Groups
How To Get More Out Of Your Focus Groups
Online vs. face to face vs. telephone groups
Concept Testing in Focus Groups
Focus Group Articles
Focus Groups |
Customer interviews |
General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews
User / Customer Interviews
Contextual Inquiry |
Market research |
Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques
Secondary vs. Primary Market Research
Market Reasearch Techniques
Market Research Articles
Some Major Sources of Market Research Information
Market Research Topics
Market Structure Analysis (segmentation)
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Perceptual Mapping
Market Segmentation |
Ethnography /ethnographic studies |
Designing Products Based on Real Life
The Human Touch
How "Applied Ethnography" Can Improve Your NPD Research Process
User Profiles (Personas)
Direct Observation
How to Turn End User Understanding into Innovation |
Contextual analysis / empathic design |
Contextual Analysis
Empathic Design
Spark Innovation Through Empathic Design
How to Turn End User Understanding into Innovation |
Participatory / cooperative design |
Cooperative Design |
Conjoint analysis |
Conjoint Analysis Tutorial
Conjoint Analysis
Designing Your Conjoint Analysis Study
Conjoint Analysis Technical Papers |
Prototypes |
Using Conceptual Modelers for Business Advantage
Imagining Faster
The Role of Appearance Models and Mockups
Visual Models
Sketch Models
Let Prototyping Drive Your Product Development Process |
Theory of inventive problem solving (TIPS/TRIZ) |
What is TRIZ
Introduction to TRIZ
TRIZ Journal Archive of Articles
TRIZ Mind Map |
Axiomatic design |
General Axiomatic Design Concepts
Building Better Vehicles via Axiomatic Design
Critical Thinking
Axiomatic Design - Suh's Methodology
Axiomatic Design of Software
MIT Axiomatic Design Publications
A Comparison of TRIZ and Axiomatic Design
Axiomatic Design and TRIZ: Compatibilities and Contradictions
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Creativity, brainstorming and problem solving |
Brainstorming (Mind Tools)
Steps in the Brainstorming Process
Overview of Creative Methods
Cultivating Innovation Articles
Brainstorming
Using MindMapsTM with TRIZ
Creativity and Innovation in R&D
Harvesting Profits in the Idea Garden
Assumptions Can Be Major Barriers
Ten Tips for Beefing Up Your Problem Solving Toolbox
Creativity Articles (Brill)
Making the
Innovation Magic Happen
Creativity
Generating New Ideas
Engineering Problem Solving
Creativity, Innovation and Problem Solving
Concept Development |
Concept evaluation and selection |
Concept Screening
Some Rules Of Engineering Design
Concept Development: The Front End Process
Morphological charts |
Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) |
Analytical Hierarchy Process
The Analytical Hierarchy Process: A Step by Step Approach |
Design for manufacturability/assembly (DFM/A) |
Design for Assembly Guidelines
Detailed DFM Guidelines
DFA Software
Survey of DFM Methods
DFM Tools for Improving Product Designs
Implementing DFM in Nordic Industry
Design for Assembly
Evaluation of Instrument Panel Design
Design for Simplicity
Design for Assembly Evaluation Methods
Design for Assembly
DFA: The Lucas Method
DFM/A Evaluation Tool |
DFMA guidelines and rules |
Detailed DFM Guidelines - Injection
Molding, Sheetmetal, Machining, Hot Forming, PCB's, etc.
Example of Sheetmetal Guidelines
The Dangers of Part Consolidation
DFM/A Guidelines |
Manufacturing processes / process selection |
Basics of Manufacturing Technology
Manufacturing Processes
Manufacturing Processes
Forging
Powder Metallurgy
Product Design and Process Selection
WiseProM - WIzard for SElecting PROcess and Material |
Standardization, modularity & design re-use |
Product Programs, Variants and Modularization
Part Standardization and Design Collaboration at Compaq
Modularity
Enhanced Product Realisation through Modular Design
Modularity as a Means to Product and Process Integration
Modularity: A Key Concept in Product Lifecycle Engineering
Overview of Modular Product Development
Modularity |
Mass customization |
Mass Customization, the Proactive Management of Variety
Achieving Success with Mass Customization
Product Line Rationalization: A Prerequisite to Mass Customization
Mass customisation
Flexibility |
Mistake-proofing/poka-yoke |
Poka Yoke
Poka Yoke Example
Using Poka-Yoke Techniques for Early Defect Detection
Poka-Yoke: A Misunderstood Concept
Attributes of Good Mistake-Proofing |
Design to cost (DTC) |
Designing for Cost
Design for Cost
Designing for Low Overhead Costs
Implementation of a Design to Profit System |
Target costing |
Target Costing Tools and Examples
Target Costing Software
Supplier Target Costing
Cheapness: the Mother of Invention
Target Costing: A Strategic Business Methodology
Target Costing |
Product/life cycle cost models |
Hardware Cost Modeling
DFM Software Reduces Time to Calculate Costs |
Cost tables |
Cost Tables |
Parametric cost estimating / Cost estimating relationships |
Parametric Cost Analysis
Parametric Costing Case Study
Definition of Parametric Cost Estimating |
Cost reduction |
Cost Saving Ideas Using Purchasing Information |
Value analysis/function analysis (VA/FA) |
Value Analysis
Function Analysis
Value Engineering
Function Cost Analysis
Increasing Product
Innovation Effectiveness Through QFD And Value Engineering |
Function analysis system technique (FAST) |
Function Analysis and Decomposistion using Function Analysis Systems Technique |
Activity-based costing/activity-based management (ABC/ABM) |
Introduction to Activity-Based Costing
Activity-Based Costing |
Design for six sigma (DFSS) |
Design For Six Sigma Roadmap
Building Quality into Design Engineering
Six Sigma and the Evolution of Quality in Product Development
Designing for Six Sigma Capability
Six Sigma Helps Create GE’s Latest Dishwasher
Design for Six Sigma Tools
Quality Management
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Advanced product quality planning (APQP) |
Advance Quality Planning
APQP Tools
Quality Management |
Robust design |
Enhancing Robust Design with the Aid of TRIZ and Axiomatic Design |
Design of experiments (DOE) |
Design of Experiments Links (ASQ)
Design of Experiments/Taguchi Approach
DOE Case Study-Bearing Design
Design of experiments (DOE) |
Taguchi methods (TM) |
Quantifying Variability Using Contributions from Taguchi
Taguchi Methods: Robust Design, Design of Experiments
Taguchi Loss Function |
Variability reduction (VR) |
Reducing Variation During Design
Variation |
Process capability |
Process Validation Guidance
Methods and Tools for Process Validation
Process Capability
Process Capability
Optimize Existing Processes to Achieve Six Sigma Capability
Statistical Process Control - Control Charts
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Tolerance design / Tolerance analysis |
Worst-Case Versus Statistical Tolerancing
A Comprehensive System for Computer-Aided Tolerance Analysis
Computer-Aided Tolerancing Systems Site Papers
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
3D Tolerance Management
Dimensional Management
Tolerance Analysis |
Control Plans |
Control Plan Software
Control Plan Example & Software
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Design for reliability |
Defining & Achieving the Reliability Culture
Designing for the Life Cycle
Reliability and Maintainability Engineering Program
Reliability Assurance
Design for Reliability
Design for Reliability
Reliability Technical Library |
Failure Analysis / Root Cause
Analysis |
The Process of Failure Analysis
Failure Analysis (FA),
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
The Value of Failure Analysis
Cost Payback for Failure Analysis
Understanding the When, Where & Why of Failures |
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) |
FMEA Software
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FMEA Information Center
Severity, Occurrence, and Detection Criteria for Design FMEA
History of FMEA
FMEA Definitions
Successful Product Launch - Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FMEA Overview
FMEA Software |
Anticipatory failure determination (AFD) |
The Experience of Anticipatory
Failure Determination (AFD) Method Applied to an Engine Concern |
Failure reporting & corrective action system (FRACAS) |
Failure Reporting & Corrective Action System |
Fault tree analysis |
What is Fault Tree Analysis |
Reliability prediction |
What is Reliability Prediction?
Reliability Prediction Models
Reliability Predictions
Reliability Modeling
Assessing Product Reliability |
Human factors and ergonomics |
Usernomics
Introduction to Usability
Usability Methods
Human Factors Awareness Course (FAA)
Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices |
Design for maintainability/serviceability |
Maintainability Engineering
Reliability and Maintainability Engineering Program
Maintainability Assessment
Maintainability Modeling
Design for Supportability |
Design for safety / Hazard analysis |
Hazard Analysis in Engineering Design
Safety Factor |
Design for the environment (DFE) |
Design for the Environment - Life Cycle Analysis
Life Cycle Analysis and Design
Introduction to Green Design
Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment Case Study of a Business Telephone
Environmental Activities in Product Development at Samsung
Samsung Green Management System
Design For Environment (DFE)
DFE - Product Design and Optimisation
DFE - Materials and Recycling |
Design for testability (DFT) |
Decreasing the Cost of Test with
Automatic Test Pattern Generation |