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Chapter 5 - Product Specifications

MSE-415 Product Design Lecture #5. Chapter 5 - Product Specifications. Lecture Objectives:. Discuss Results of Quiz #1 Discuss Homework #2 Not group assignment, must follow instructions Product Specifications What are specifications Why are specifications established

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Chapter 5 - Product Specifications

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  1. MSE-415 Product DesignLecture #5 Chapter 5 - Product Specifications

  2. Lecture Objectives: • Discuss Results of Quiz #1 • Discuss Homework #2 • Not group assignment, must follow instructions • Product Specifications • What are specifications • Why are specifications established • How are specifications established • Preparing the metrics • Collect competitive benchmarking information • Set ideal and marginally acceptable target values • Reflect on the results and the process • Setting the final specification • Develop technical models of the product • Develop a cost model of the product • Refine the specification, making trade offs where necessary • Flow down the specifications as appropriate • Reflect of the results and the process • Discuss design and development project • Project plan • Customer needs • Establish target specification

  3. Concept Development Process Mission Statement Development Plan Identify Customer Needs Establish Target Specifications Generate Product Concepts Select Product Concept(s) Test Product Concept(s) Set Final Specifications Plan Downstream Development Perform Economic Analysis Benchmark Competitive Products Build and Test Models and Prototypes Target Specs Based on customer needs and benchmarking Final Specs Based on selected concept, feasibility, models, testing, and trade-offs

  4. Product Specifications Example: Padlocks

  5. Customer Needs

  6. Establish Metrics and Units

  7. Link Metrics to Needs

  8. Benchmark on Customer Needs

  9. Benchmark on Metrics

  10. Assign Marginal and Ideal Values

  11. Concept Development Process Mission Statement Development Plan Identify Customer Needs Establish Target Specifications Generate Product Concepts Select Product Concept(s) Test Product Concept(s) Set Final Specifications Plan Downstream Development Perform Economic Analysis Benchmark Competitive Products Build and Test Models and Prototypes Target Specs Based on customer needs and benchmarking Final Specs Based on selected concept, feasibility, models, testing, and trade-offs

  12. Abus Master Price American Wilson Bohannan Shackle cutting test Perceptual Mapping Exercise Opportunity?

  13. Specification Trade-offs

  14. Set Final Specifications

  15. Next Week - October 3, 2007Lecture #6 • Final Design and Development Project • Project plan • Customer needs • Establish target specification • Homework #3 • Select one of these items: Skateboard, toaster, wheelbarrow and go through the process of establishing a target specification for potential entry into that market: • Preparing the list of metrics • Collecting competitive benchmarking information • Setting ideal and marginally acceptable target values • Reflect on the results and process. • Read Chapter 6 – Concept Generation • Discuss the five step method • Discuss the product planning process

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