Ergonomics in fashion engineering and design –pertinent issues

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Raji Rafiu King ◽  
Luo Qing ◽  
Liu Haijin
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Process Design ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Body Measurements ◽  
Apparel Design ◽  
Office Design ◽  
General Field ◽  
Inherent Nature

BACKGROUND: Before the emergence of ready-to-wear (RTW) garments, production of apparels relied on ergonomics considerations through body measurements (anthropometry) of individual users. This is an indication of the inherent nature of ergonomics in apparel fabrication; however active mention of ergonomics related to fashion engineering and design before then was lacking. OBJECTIVE: This article seeks to emphasize the need for an organized framework of knowledge for ergonomics suited to fashion engineering and design education and research. METHODS: Relevant literature have been reviewed and three main knowledge components of ergonomics relevant to fashion engineering and design have been identified and classified based on standard classes of areas within the general field of ergonomics. RESULTS: Areas of ergonomics applications in fashion engineering and design under the headings of consumer product design, i.e. apparel design, workspace or office design, manufacturing process design and man-machine system, have been discussed. CONCLUSION: Comprehensive ergonomics education related to fashion engineering and design consist of the three main knowledge components: (1) the five aspects of ergonomics, (2) anthropometry and biomechanics and (3) the three domains of ergonomics.

Integrating Product Design With Manufacturing Process Design Using the Robust Concept Exploration Method

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse D. Peplinski ◽  
Janet K. Allen ◽  
Farrokh Mistree
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Process Design ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Response Surfaces ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Development Costs ◽  
Concept Exploration ◽  
Product And Process

Abstract How can the manufacturability of different product design alternatives be evaluated efficiently during the early stages of concept exploration? The benefits of such integrated product and manufacturing process design are widely recognized and include faster time to market, reduced development costs and production costs, and increased product quality. To reap these benefits fully, however, one must examine product/process trade-offs and cost/schedule/performance trade-offs in the early stages of design. Evaluating production cost and lead time requires detailed simulation or other analysis packages which 1) would be computationally expensive to run for every alternative, and 2) require detailed information that may or may not be available in these early design stages. Our approach is to generate response surfaces that serve as approximations to the analyses packages and use these approximations to identify robust regions of the design space for further exploration. In this paper we present a method for robust product and process exploration and illustrate this method using a simplified example of a machining center processing a single component. We close by discussing the implications of this work for manufacturing outsourcing, designing robust supplier chains, and ultimately designing the manufacturing enterprise itself.

scholarly journals Refine the Students’ Skills Through Design Education to Create Ethical Products

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402199836
Author(s):  
Tarek Ismail Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Product Features ◽  
Ethical Products ◽  
Appearance Design ◽  
Design Values

This article focuses on applying the ethics of the product features during the students’ design education. Good/Bad design term is a conventional approach to discuss the ethical/unethical design values of the products. It is noted that different aspects of the product design such as visual information design, interface design, and appearance design have a vital role in judging the levels of ethics in the product. So the students of product design everywhere need to practice the term ethical/unethical design during their study because designers influence society more than they could imagine. This influence can be done by creating an attractive organized appearance and perfect functions that support the ethical brand’s image to the customers. The interviews and discussions were held as a research method with the students of product design in some institutions in addition to some design experts and customers to find out their opinions about the design values that achieve the ethical dimensions in the product design. They can end up with products that carry ethical values in their design. The final article’s results are in the descending order of the different design values according to their importance in emphasizing the ethical aspects of the products, in addition to a checklist including some important questions that can help the designers to be more aware of ethics’ considerations in the product design because ethics is a process of learning, not a process of obedience, and to highlighting the term of ethical designer which in turn reflects on the ethics of customers and societies.

Study on a Green Manufacturing Process Design System

2013 ◽  
Vol 397-400 ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Dong Jie Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Process Design ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Design Principle ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Design System ◽  
Operation Flow

Green manufacturing process is a key segment to guarantee green degree of products manufacturing course. In this paper, a kind of design system is presented by analyzing the function demand of the design system for green manufacturing process and then the modules which constituent the design system are analyzed in detail. Moreover, according to the design principle and the estimate indexes of green manufacturing process, the operation flow of the design system is introduced.

Globalization and Product Design Education: The Global Studio

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Bohemia ◽  
Kerry Harman
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Education

Sustainability and Design Education: The Current Status of Product Design Higher Education in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emelia Delaney ◽  
Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Product Design ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Area Of Concern ◽  
The Uk

Abstract The aim of sustainability is to fulfil the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations. It is also a rising area of concern within industry, it is therefore important that graduate designers are equipped with the skills to accommodate sustainability issues as well as demands from industry. Additionally, the product design stage during New Product Development has been identified to have the greatest impact on the sustainability of the entire product, however how educated designers are on the topic of sustainability is unclear. An initial literature review has been conducted to investigate design education on sustainability as well as teaching styles. Following this the study identifies and reviews UK Product Design courses to establish the current status of sustainability integration in higher education. The exploration into university prospectuses has found that around half of UK universities implement sustainability in some way, however there are limited courses which dedicate specific modules to sustainability. Additionally, links with industry and accreditation organizations between UK product design courses have been confirmed, but there is no definite information to suggest that the universities use this to aid in the implementation sustainability education. From this review future research directions have been outlined.

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