DocumentCode
2208984
Title
Beyond root-cause analysis [product development process improvement]
Author
Bergman, Bo L S ; Fundin, Anders P. ; Gremyr, Ida C. ; Johansson, Per M.
Author_Institution
Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
140
Lastpage
146
Abstract
This paper describes a method for identifying improvement opportunities in the product development process, by use of root-cause analysis. Performed in a cross-functional setting, the proposed method provides a broad base of causes, both technical and nontechnical, for the analysis
Keywords
failure analysis; product development; reliability; cross-functional setting; improvement opportunities identification; nontechnical causes; product development process improvement; root-cause analysis; technical causes; Availability; Costs; Design methodology; Failure analysis; Performance analysis; Process design; Product development; Production; Robustness; Warranties;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2002. Proceedings. Annual
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
ISSN
0149-144X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7348-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RAMS.2002.981632
Filename
981632
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