Final DM306: Week 1 Product Development Process

1. Fewer communication errors between project members 2. Up-to-the-minute intelligence on all decisions and collective information relating to project 3. Less expensive for copying, messengers, couriers, etc. 4. Security

Easily accessible, Thorough – date, time, people, Organised and legible, Comprehensive, Right media, Consistent format, Secure, Cost effective, Flexible

Communication Support System, Conferencing Systems, Shared Databases, Workflow Monitoring Tools, Process Definition Tools

<p>Video and Voice Communication, Team discussions, Shared Online Whiteboard Sketching, Brainstorming, Real-Time Application Sharing, CAD Drawings File Transfer, Spreadsheets, Information Storing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Brainstorming, Evaluation, Marking-up</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enhanced collaborative skill set</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Communication technologies such as virtual environments, video and data conferencing, and shared workspaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The knowledge and skills required to design, develop, and manufacture products that no longer reside within a single location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Current industry approaches such as the concept of the extended enterprise and global business</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Distributed design teams place a far heavier reliance on communication and collaboration than conventional co-located teams.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The global context refers to product design and development taking place in multiple locations, not just limited to a single location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multidisciplinary team, technology-mediated communication, interaction synchronously or asynchronously, use of collaborative toolkit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More information to be shared, effective management of resource and information sharing, accessibility of information to all, storing information in document management systems or project repositories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Collaborative technologies, socio/cultural issues, the nature and operation of the distributed design process, project management of a distributed team, distributed information access, generation and management.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increasing information and knowledge transfer, increasing the speed of achieving solutions, and decreasing the bottlenecks or delays between customers and suppliers or geographically dispersed employees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Limited variety of cultures, opportunity for sharing formal and informal information, ample opportunity for f2f interactions, an evolving sense of purpose, ample opportunity for sharing of resources, and fewer hiccups due to possible sharing of technical systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Different people from different countries or sites, limited opportunity to share informal information, limited opportunity to interact and build relationships, a directed common sense of purpose, limited access to similar technical and non-technical resources, and possible problems in terms of hardware, software, and resources due to variation in technical systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Feeling of isolation and possible absence of sense of belonging, limitation in time and space for accessing information, greater visibility of design work, and lack of visibility of work being carried out by the team.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not knowing collaborators in advance, not having clearly defined roles and responsibilities, misunderstandings, frustrations of asynchronous collaboration, differing cultures and methods, differing individual backgrounds and personalities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Communication, physical/virtual space, co-ordination, and product collaboration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of technology-mediated communication much more than face-to-face interaction in order to communicate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps in creating the right conditions for their use and contributes to effective design.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make life easier, to make things look good, to make things the way we want</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack of customer understanding, solutions not fit for purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Products with hazards and safety issues, oversized packaging and wasted materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The problem to be addressed, what the customer needs the product to do, what the customer cares about &amp; prioritizes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A design methodology is a structured approach to the design process, often presented in the form of a design model. It helps establish why and when there is a need for support, and it helps designers to communicate and cope with uncertainty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A design method is an identifiable/systematic way of working which improves the design solution from a specific perspective (for example safety, manufacturability, quantity, etc).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A design tool is a device or aid which supports the application of a design method, such as CAD/CAM Software or House of Quality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CAD/CAM Software</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of DFX methods is to optimize the product and the product development process, improve quality, reduce risks, and reduce cost.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Design for Safety, Design for Assembly, Design for Service, Design for Disassembly, Design for Commonality, Design for Procurement, Design for Reuse, Design for Manufacture, Design for Cost, Design for Environment, Design for Reliability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A good design methodology should be useful to designers, establish the need for support, help designers communicate and cope with uncertainty, and strategically plan and manage cashflow in the business.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is important to differentiate between design methods and design tools because the method is the 'how' and the process being followed, while the tool is what is used to support the implementation of the method.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The role of a design tool is to support the application of a design method in the design process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is important for a designer to understand various methodologies to be able to apply the most relevant approach to a given project at a given time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;Design for X&quot; methods was identified as engineers became increasingly aware of a lack of appropriate detailed knowledge in important product life-cycle processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Definition ; Concept ; Embodiment ; Detailed ; Manufacturing ;Sell</p> Signup and view all the answers