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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3552-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547831
