Professional Issues: Leadership in the Product Development Process: Attitude Counts!

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh E. McLoone
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Professional Issues ◽  
User Experiences

Editor's Note: Our attitudes make a difference as we participate in the product development process and meet challenges that arise for us individually or for the team. The author offers 10 lessons learned about attitudes and how they have helped or hindered efforts to create superior user experiences and industry-leading products. Previous articles by Hugh McLoone in this Ergonomics in Design column have covered other aspects of leadership, including schedule constraints, decision making, communication, and teamwork. Questioning the design of an existing product – or even the research on which it is based – can help design teams find new ways to succeed.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR (SEMI-) AUTOMATED DERIVATION OF EVALUATION CRITERIA IN REQUIREMENTS MODELLING

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 937-946
Author(s):  
D. Horber ◽  
B. Schleich ◽  
S. Wartzack
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Natural Language Processing ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Solution Space ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Requirements Modelling

AbstractRequirements act as a limitation of the solution space, which represents the stakeholders’ needs and guides the whole product development process. Therefore, forgotten requirements can lead to wrong decisions when using them as a basis for decision-making. This contribution introduces a novel approach to link the requirement and evaluation criteria models to address this problem. For setting up those criteria consistently, the requirements are classified using natural language processing and derived by a ruleset based on a developed mapping between requirement classes and criteria types.

scholarly journals Reliability Implementation and Cost Trade-off of Product during the Development Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Yuan Li ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Weijia Feng ◽  
Huichao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Optimization Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Optimal Parameters ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Work Input ◽  
Environmental Adaptability

Modern product needs to meet the reliability requirements during the development process. The reliability in this paper refers to an integral view of a product’s reliability, maintainability, supportability, testability, safety and environmental adaptability. However, during the product development process, the two problems are how to evaluate the implementation and how to determine the work input costs of reliability. This paper proposes a method to evaluate the degree of reliability implementation. And it researches the schemes and targets decision-making method based on trade-off analysis. Through establishing and solving trade-off optimization model, the results can help decision makers find the optimal parameters program and cost goals.

Concurrent Design and Manufacturing for Mechanical Systems

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuang-Hua Chang ◽  
Javier Silva ◽  
Ira Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Performance ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Concurrent Design ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Design And Manufacturing

Abstract Conventional product development process employs a design-build-break philosophy. The sequentially executed product development process often results in a prolonged lead-time and an elevated product cost. The proposed concurrent design and manufacturing (CDM) process employs physics-based computational methods together with computer graphics technique for product design. This proposed approach employs Virtual Prototyping (VP) technology to support a cross-functional team analyzing product performance, reliability, and manufacturing cost early in the product development stage; and conducting quantitative trade-off for design decision making. Physical prototypes of the product design are then produced using Rapid Prototyping (RP) technique primarily for design verification purposes. The proposed CDM approach holds potential for shortening the overall product development cycle, improving product quality, and reducing product cost. A software tool environment that supports CDM for mechanical systems is being built at the Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Research Laboratory (http://cdm.ou.edu) at the University of Oklahoma. A snap shot of the environment is illustrated using a two-stroke engine example. This paper presents three unique concepts and methods for product development: (i) bringing product performance, quality, and manufacturing cost together in early design stage for design considerations, (ii) supporting design decision-making through a quantitative approach, and (iii) incorporating rapid prototyping for design verification through physical prototypes.

Design of Portable Patient Lift System for Assistant Living Homes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Dong ◽  
Karina Cheek ◽  
John Duncan ◽  
Alex Kalnasy
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Senior Year ◽  
Final Design ◽  
Survey Interviews ◽  
Capstone Design

The portable patient lift system is a Senior Capstone Design project that is defined through the collaboration between the University of Cincinnati and a retirement/assisted living community in Cincinnati. The objective of the project is to design, build, and test a lift system that is capable of safely lifting fallen elderly patients at assistant living homes out of tight spaces. Two student teams in 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 academic years had taken on this project. They applied the product development process which they learned from their senior year to develop a workable system. Their work started with survey, interviews, research, followed by developing alternative concept designs. The pros and cons of each concept were discussed, analyzed, and evaluated among peers, advisors, and Maple Knoll nurses. The final design of using inflatable method to lift patients was justified as the best option. Two final concept designs from each year were then manufactured or assembled in school. The testing of the final systems were conducted and demonstrated at Maple Knoll senior community. The expectations from nursing staff and senior residents were greatly satisfied. This paper will describe our senior capstone design and product development process of such portable patient lift system, and discuss our experiential learning experience at Maple Knoll and lessons learned from design and making such system with focus on the consideration of seniors and their capabilities at settings of nursing homes.

Decision Analysis Approach for Improving Product Development Decision Quality: An Interactive Simulation Game Showcase

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae G. Yang ◽  
Kosuke Ishii ◽  
Harshavardhan Karandikar
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Decision Quality ◽  
Simulation Game

Product development decisions in the early stages of the development process critically impact life cycle cost and revenue potentials. Design for Manufacturability tools and methods provide key insights into product’s requirements based on the voice of customers. Other quantitative analysis tools, such as computer aided modeling and optimization techniques enhance product developers’ understanding in the products under development. However, the dynamic nature of product development process suffers from unavoidable risks due to the lack of information on key parameters of a product’s life cycle. This paper introduces the fundamentals of Decision Analysis applicable to product development process as a way of dealing with dynamic product development risks. The application of specific tools is shown via a simulation game based on a robot platform development case. We summarize the lessons learned, and conclude on how decision analysis principles could be used for the platform/product design process.

scholarly journals Innovating at Marketing and Distributing Nutritious Foods at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP): Insights from 2SCALE, the Largest Incubator for Inclusive Agribusiness in Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-177
Author(s):  
Niek van Dijk ◽  
Nick van der Velde ◽  
Janet Macharia ◽  
Kwame Ntim Pipim ◽  
Hiwot Shimeles
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Local Markets ◽  
Business Cases

Abstract Toward Sustainable Clusters in Agribusiness through Learning in Entrepreneurship (2SCALE) is the largest incubator for inclusive agribusiness in Africa. Part of this program supports agribusinesses in developing nutritious products that specifically target base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers in local markets. This product development process is complemented with marketing and distribution strategies to ensure these products reach BoP consumers. In an effort to build sustainable and scalable business cases, all strategies are first tested and implemented in short-term pilots. The lessons learned during the implementation of these pilots are presented in this chapter. The goal of this chapter is to showcase the approach, results, and lessons learned while implementing pilots. Under the 2SCALE program, more than 20 agribusinesses have developed new nutritious products and have run marketing and distribution pilots. The lessons derived from this experience can be useful for both agribusinesses themselves and incubating programs. The first section of this chapter highlights the opportunity at the BoP and the rationale behind implementing pilots, including the importance of BoP-specific marketing and distribution strategies. The second one runs through the approach and stages of developing and implementing pilots. This section is followed by an overview of tools and strategies being used in pilot development, whereas the final two sections explain lessons learned and the next steps.

scholarly journals NOVICE DESIGNERS' USE OF PARTITIONING STRATEGIES TO NAVIGATE THE PROTOTYPING PROCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 2267-2276
Author(s):  
Camilla Arndt Hansen ◽  
Michael Deininger
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Novice Designers ◽  
Do So

AbstractPrototypes can be used to create value in all phases of the product development process. Prototyping strategies that determine how prototypes are developed should therefore be considered for the prototyping process as a whole. In this paper, we analyse how partitioning strategies were used by ten novice design teams to navigate their prototyping processes during a three-week mechatronic development project. Using the ‘ProtoMapping’ method, their prototyping strategies were visualized and five different types of strategies identified. Four of the ten teams formally planned how to divide their product into modules that could be prototyped in parallel or planned when to integrate prototypes to test the full product. Still, the ProtoMaps showed that most of the teams used some partitioning strategies during their project even when they did not formally decide to do so. Novice designers should be supported in making such strategies for the prototyping process deliberately. Therefore, prototyping tools should be expanded to support not only individual prototyping activities but also the prototyping process.

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