TY - JOUR
T1 - Design function deployment - a design system for the future
AU - Sivaloganathan, S.
AU - Evbuomwan, N. F.O.
AU - Jebb, A.
AU - Wynn, H. P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research programme is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK.
Funding Information:
before the product is committed to manufacture. Computer simulation for electronic circuits and electronic mock-ups for mechanical products are quickly replacing breadboarding and physical mock-ups. The foregoing together with the growing interest in design, has led to the development of several knowledge islands which need to be integrated. Another aspect of recent development is the growing recognition for quality and its incorporation into design with the adoption of Taguchi methods. This fact has been recognized by the Engineering Design Centre at City University in London and was adequately reflected when the first application for a research grant was made to the then Science and Engineering Research Council. To quote from the case for support 'In the 1990s the fusing together of these strands will lead to a new style in engineering design more conscious of the need to respond in quality and cost terms to customer requirements, more aware of the team approach that quality management demands, and with a greater understanding of the design to use cycle'. The centre which was originally formed in 1989 by the university to integrate all work in design received a major grant from the SERC in October 1990 to research into generic design with sectarian responsibility for quality.
PY - 1995/10
Y1 - 1995/10
N2 - The manufacturing industry is currently faced with the need to compete in terms of quality, cost and time to market, irrespective of the product. This has culminated in the drive to adopt concurrent design approaches to product development. In this regard, the design activity is considered to be pivotal. This paper discusses design function deployment (DFD), a comprehensive design system developed at the Engineering Design Centre, City University, London. It examines, inter-alia, the main contributors to its development, namely: quality function deployment, design models and methods and concurrent engineering, as well as other associated research work. The paper concludes with a description of the DFD design system and model, as well as key areas for further design research.
AB - The manufacturing industry is currently faced with the need to compete in terms of quality, cost and time to market, irrespective of the product. This has culminated in the drive to adopt concurrent design approaches to product development. In this regard, the design activity is considered to be pivotal. This paper discusses design function deployment (DFD), a comprehensive design system developed at the Engineering Design Centre, City University, London. It examines, inter-alia, the main contributors to its development, namely: quality function deployment, design models and methods and concurrent engineering, as well as other associated research work. The paper concludes with a description of the DFD design system and model, as well as key areas for further design research.
KW - concurrent engineering
KW - design function
KW - design methods
KW - engineering design
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U2 - 10.1016/0142-694X(95)00020-R
DO - 10.1016/0142-694X(95)00020-R
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0010684685
SN - 0142-694X
VL - 16
SP - 447
EP - 470
JO - Design Studies
JF - Design Studies
IS - 4
ER -