DESIGNING QUALITY FOR PRODUCTS
DESIGNING QUALITY FOR PRODUCTS
DESIGNING QUALITY FOR PRODUCTS
The design of a production system is a challenging activity. Requirements from the market for agile production systems and requirements from employees for more autonomy and responsibility demand a new way of designing production systems. The human element possesses qualifications and creativity that should be used more effectively in the design procedure.
Product development translates customer expectations for functional requirements into specific engineering and quality characteristics. For traditional products, this process is not complicated and can be achieved by experienced design engineers without using any special techniques. For modern products, it is useful to document and analyze the design logic. This means starting with the desired product attributes and then identifying the necessary characteristics for raw materials, parts, assemblies, and process steps. Such an approach goes under a variety of names, such as systems engineering, functional analysis systems technique, structured product/process analysis, and quality function deployment.
DESIGINING FOR ROBUSTNESS
Robust design method was pioneered by Dr. Genichi Taguchi after the end of the Second World War. This method has evolved over the last five decades. Companies around the world have saved millions of dollars by using the method in diverse industries such as automobiles, xerography, telecommunications, electronics, software, etc. The Robust design method can also be called the Taguchi Method.
Taguchi's quote: Robust Design: N ...