Enhanced Quality Functional Deployment
Helen Mill
(Helen Mill is currently a Lecturer in Design
within the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
at the University of Strathclyde. She worked closely with Professor
Stuart Pugh who developed EQFD in close collaboration with Professor Don
Clausing (MIT). Her interests lie in assessing the risk that products
under development will perform well in the marketplace. Prior to joining
the University she worked at NCR Ltd both as a Design Engineer and a
Manufacturing Engineer. Helen Mill may be contacted at University of
Strathclyde, DMEM, James Weir Building, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow G64
2BG. Tel: 041 552 4400 ext. 2676; Fax: 041 552 7986.)
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Abstract
Quality functional deployment (QFD) can be a powerful technique if appropriately applied. However, it can generate a great deal of paperwork and sometimes the benefits are disappointing. Presents a number of analysis tools which should be used in conjunction with QFD. These tools provide enhancements which help to understand the nature of the product and demonstrate how to use QFD more effectively.
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Citation
Mill, H. (1994), "Enhanced Quality Functional Deployment", World Class Design to Manufacture, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/09642369210056610
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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