Abstract
Building in high quality continues to be the driving force of new
product development activity in industry. Yet Design for Quality
does not appear to attract the attention or interest of many
design researchers. If research attention is not paid to Design
for Quality, how can we expect to educate and train future design
practitioners to master this critical dimension of product
development?The purpose of this paper is to consider the current
status of Design for Quality, explore the skills designers require
to be effective practitioners of Design for Quality, and to
identify some of the challenges the design research community
needs to face.The paper argues that Design for Quality provides a
robust framework, which can be used by the industrial, research,
and educational communities as a platform for improving the skills
and capability of the practitioners of Design for Quality.If
engineering designers must have more physical contact with
engineering products, learn about product quality and how it is
achieved, and develop a quality mind-set. They should be
challenged to create novel and innovative solutions. Industrial
designers require a formal awareness and knowledge of performance
qualities and the DFQ framework.Design Research needs to provide
deeper insight in to the soft aspects of quality and DFQ, e.g.
understanding the quality mind-set and how it is developed,
understanding the perception of quality and its relationships to
the product characteristics, and what mix of skills and knowledge
is required to create high quality products
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of ICED 99 |
Place of Publication | Munich |
Publisher | TU of Munchen |
Publication date | 1999 |
Pages | 189-194 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Event | 12th International Conference on Engineering Design: Communication and Cooperation of Practice and Science - Munich, Germany Duration: 24 Aug 1999 → 26 Aug 1999 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
Conference | 12th International Conference on Engineering Design |
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Number | 12 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Munich |
Period | 24/08/1999 → 26/08/1999 |