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A Framework for Modular Product Design based on Design for 'X' Methodology

Sreekumar, Anoop
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924823

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering and Applied Science: Mechanical Engineering.
New products are routinely introduced in the expanding consumer market. In spite of incorporating many advanced technical features, only a few of these are financially successful. While competition, economic, and cultural, experience, and reputation factors are major influences in the success, or failure, of a product, a well-researched and efficient design distinguishes successful products from others. Product design and development, is a vastly researched topic and Design for `X' (DFX) methodology is the basis for majority of product design procedures presently. Yet, there exist no framework for product design and development that can guide a designer through each design criterion, or `X' in this methodology. Such a framework, if existed, would list out the design attributes and design factors for each of the design criterion. This purpose of this work is to establish such a framework for designing products. It is intended for this framework to be interactive while guiding the designer through each factor that may be critical in design. The framework described here considers 8 different criteria, each broken into design factors and sub-factors. Each design criterion is discussed as a separate design module. The design factors in each module and their influences on product design have been discussed in separate sections. The inter-dependence of the design modules, design attributes, and design factors has been identified, establishing the need for a framework which can serve as the basis for a comprehensive database for all the `X's' in the DFX methodology.
Anil Mital, Ph.D. P.E. (Committee Chair)
David Thompson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kumar Vemaganti, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
89 p.
Mechanics
Stages of new product design;

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  • Sreekumar, A. (2013). A Framework for Modular Product Design based on Design for 'X' Methodology [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924823

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sreekumar, Anoop. A Framework for Modular Product Design based on Design for 'X' Methodology. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924823.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sreekumar, Anoop. "A Framework for Modular Product Design based on Design for 'X' Methodology." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924823

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