DocumentCode
2559014
Title
Is design quality a function of time?
Author
Leong, Alan ; Smith, Robert P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
18-20 Aug 1996
Firstpage
296
Lastpage
300
Abstract
The study extends the work of Smith and Tjandra (1996) and Smith, Eppinger, and Gopal (1995). Using a group design exercise, it investigates the extent to which the final design quality is a function of the number of design iterations. Some recent models of engineering design prescribe ways to compress the time to design a product. These models imply that the total number of design iterations is not related to final quality. The study tests this assumption through a videotape analysis of a simulated design environment
Keywords
digital simulation; product development; quality control; design iterations; engineering design; final design quality; group design exercise; product design time; simulated design environment; videotape analysis; Costs; Design engineering; Education; Engineering students; Industrial engineering; Process design; Product design; Testing; Thermal engineering; Thermal management;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3552-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547831
Filename
547831
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