Maximizing Customer Value
AI enabled Product Validation and Competitiveness
Performing validation as a continuous process focused on completeness and correctness of requirements helps ensure an optimized design and process
Read MorePerforming validation as a continuous process focused on completeness and correctness of requirements helps ensure an optimized design and process
Read MoreMany of the Dfx disciplines only focus on the cost-side of the equation, while DFSS is a more holistic approach that helps ensure a design is optimized to maximize customer value and minimize cost.
Read MoreEnabling Customer Value in Product Design
Use an Integrated Approach in the Product Life Cycle Process to Enable Customer Value Given our primary goal of developing a profitable product, our objective in the design process is to maximize customer value and minimize cost. From a financial…
Read MoreDesign Optimization Using Value Equations
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is an excellent tool to ensure linkage of customer needs to product requirements. This article will provide a high-level overview on creating a ‘first-level’ QFD and how it can be used to guide design optimization. (There…
Read MoreIdeation and Product Development
In recent articles we focused on a ‘linear’ approach to product development by understanding customer needs, establishing requirements (“what the design provides”), establishing a conceptual design, etc. In this article, we’ll discuss a framework whereby an idea for a product…
Read MoreCritical Thinking for Product Development
Previous articles have covered product development tools and methodologies such as lean product development, agile, design for six sigma, product life cycle (PLC) and project management processes. In this article, lets consider “the product” being developed any hardware product, software,…
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