DesignforX(DFx)GuidanceDocument

ThisdocumentisaproductoftheNextGenerationMeasurementsStrategicInitiativeoftheQuEST
Forum.ItissubjecttochangebytheIntegratedGlobalQualityWorkGroupwiththelatestversion
alwaysappearinghere.
Purpose
ThisdocumentprovidesguidanceonDesignforX(DFx)withvariousexamplesforX.
Introduction
DesignforXreferstotheuseofaformalmethodologytooptimizeaspecificaspectofadesign.The
variableXrepresentstheareasoffocus.Thedesignguidelinesthemselvesusuallyproposeanapproach
andcorrespondingmethodsthatmayhelptogenerateandapplytechnicalknowledgeinorderto
control,improve,oreventoinventparticularcharacteristicsofaproduct.Followingisatablethat
definesthemostcommonareasoffocusandabriefdescriptionoftheseareas.Thislistisnotmeantto
beallinclusivenorwouldallberequiredonaspecificproduct.Thisisprovidedasassistanceindefining
aDFxprogramstructureandcontent.
Definitions

Abbr. Fullname

Description

DesignforManufacture/Delivery
DFD

DesignforDeploymentThisshouldincludethestructuretoaidindeliverycoordination,easeof
installationanddocumentationreadiness.Ensuretheproductisstructuredto
beeasytoidentifyuponreceiptandorderbytheenduser.

DFM

Designfor
Manufacturability

GuidelinefordesigningneworrevisingexistingdesignsofPrintedCircuit
BoardsandPrintedCircuitBoardAssembliesandfabricatedsheetmetalpart
pieceparts.Itcanreduceoverallproductcostsandimprovefactoryefficiency.

DFP

Designfor
Procurement

Designtheproducttoensurethatboththeinitialcostandtotalcostof
ownershipareoptimized.Designtheproducttoensuremultiplesourcesof
supplyareidentifiedforallcomponentswherepossible.Performrisk
assessmentsonsinglesourceitemsandlongleadtimeitems.Reduce
componentsnumberandsystemcomplexitytominimizetheproductand
maintenancecostwhileimprovingthereliabilityoftheproduct.

DFSC DesignforSupply

Designtoimprovethesupplychainefficiency,inventoryturnoverandreduce

DesignforX(DFx)GuidanceDocumentR1.0

February21,2013

Chain

DFT

leadtimes.Designforhighassemblyandmanufacturingefficiency.Designto
improvethelogisticsefficiency,reducethecostforproductlogistics
(packaging,transport,etc.).Theproductshouldbedesignedtoensurefullor
maximumfaultdetectioncoverageatincircuit,functionalandsystemtest
whereapplicable.

DesignforTestability Thegroupofdesigntechniquesusedtoaddtestabilityfeaturestohardware
productdesign.Thepremiseoftheaddedfeaturesisthattheymakeiteasier
todevelopandapplymanufacturingtestsforthedesignedhardware.The
purposeofmanufacturingtestsistovalidatethattheproducthardware
containsnodefectsthatcould,otherwise,adverselyaffecttheproducts
correctfunctioning.

DesignforEvolution
DFF

DesignforFlexibility

Designtheproducttobescalableincapacity.Theeaseofexpandability
shouldbetakenintoconsiderationfrombothahardware/software
perspective.Designtheproductfunctionstobeeasytomodifyoraddnew
functionality.Thedesignshouldtaketheextensibilityoftheproductinto
consideration.

DFP

DesignforPortability Theproduct,bothhardwareandsoftware,shouldbemodularindesignto
allowformaximumdesignportabilityandtoaidinthetestabilityoffuture
changes.

DFRU DesignforReusability Bothhardwareandsoftwareshouldbedesignedwiththeconsiderationfor

futurereusabilityandoptimizationofthebuildingblocksoftheoveralldesign.
Theproductshouldbedesignedfornewtechnologyintegrationwithminimal
impact.

DesignforOperation
DFI

Designfor
Interoperability

Designtheproducttoensureinteroperabilitywithrelatedproductsfrom
othersuppliers.

DFP

Designfor
Performance

Considerationofdelay,throughput,bandwidthutilization,resourceutilization
andallotherdefinedperformancecharacteristicsshouldbeincludedindesign
forbestperformance.

DesignforX(DFx)GuidanceDocumentR1.0

February21,2013

DFRC DesignforRegulatory Ensurethatthedesignmeetsallregulatoryrequirementsincludingtechnical

Compliance
requirements(EMI,RFI,Power,etc.),safetyrequirements,materialsand
environmental.
DFR

DesignforReliability

Designreliabilityintoproducts.Thisshouldconsiderbothhardwareand
softwarereliability.ThismustconsiderMTBFratemaximizationthrough
designsthatminimizestresswhileprovidingmaximumoperationalmargins.
BothHardwareandSoftwarefaulttoleranceshouldbedesignconsiderations.
Faultdetectioncoverageshouldalsobeaconsideration.

DFSA DesignforSafety

Designingtoeliminateorreducerisksinthefinalproductoritsoperation
involvingsafety.

DFSE DesignforSecurity

Minimizethesecurityrisktotheproductand/ornetworkoperationsthrough
designtoensureconfidentiality,integrityandavailability.

DFS

Improvingthecapabilityofinstallation,commissioning,andmaintenance
throughdesign.Theproductshouldbeeasytouse.HumanFactorsshouldbe
aconsideration.TheTelcordiaspecificationGR2914offersdesignguidancein
thisarea.TotalCostofOwnershipshouldbeincludedasadesign
consideration.

Designfor
Serviceability

DFSU Designfor
Sustainability

Designforhighenergyefficiencyandlowpowerconsumption.Minimization
oftheimpactontheenvironmentthroughboththemanufactureofthe
product,componentselectionandthelongtermoperationoftheproduct.
Theproductshouldbedesignedwithrecyclingeaseasaconsiderationaswell
asdisposabilityofanynonrecyclableelements.

DesignforX(DFx)GuidanceDocumentR1.0

February21,2013