Professional Documents
Culture Documents
R"
Basic
Research
Discovery process
No set timing
Unpredictable returns
Long term
T"
D"
Technology
Development
Product
Development
Loosely structured
Difficult to plan
Less predictable
Medium term
Structured methods
Planned timing
Predictable outcome
Short term
Changing Dimensions of
Competition
Manufacturing:!
Cost and Quality!
Product Development:!
Features and Function!
GoodGrips Angled
Measuring Cups
iRobot Roomba
Textbook
Product Design and Development
Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger
5th edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2012.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Introduction
Development Processes and Organizations
Opportunity Identification
Product Planning
Identifying Customer Needs
Product Specifications
Concept Generation
Concept Selection
Concept Testing
Product Architecture
Industrial Design
Design for Environment
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Mission
Statement
Identify
Customer Needs
Establish
Target
Specifications
Generate
Product
Concepts
Select
Product
Concept(s)
Test
Product
Concept(s)
Set
Final
Specifications
Plan
Downstream
Development
Development
Plan
Concept
Development
Mission!
Approval!
System-Level
Design
Concept!
Review!
Detail
Design
System Spec!
Review!
Testing and
Refinement
Critical Design!
Review!
Production
Ramp-Up
Production!
Approval!
Concept
Development
Mission!
Approval!
System-Level
Design
Concept!
Review!
Design
Cycle Plan!
Review!
Build
Test
Production
Ramp-Up
Cycle!
Review!
Planning
Concept
Development
Design
Test
Design
Test
System-Level
Design
Integrate
and Test
Design
Mission!
Approval!
Concept!
Review!
System!
Review!
Design
Validation
and Ramp-Up
Test
Test
Production!
Approval!
Identify
Customer
Needs
Establish
Target
Specifications
Generate
Product
Concepts
Select
Product
Concept(s)
Test
Product
Concept(s)
Set
Final
Specifications
Plan
Downstream
Development
Development
Plan
CONCEIVE
Project
Registration
Concept
Definition
RP
0
DESIGN
Feasibility
and Planning
RP
1
Preliminary
Design
RP
2
OPTIMIZE
Final
Design
RP
3
VERIFY
Product
Verification
RP
4
Process
Verification
RP
5
Launch
RP
6
Post-Launch
Assessment
RP
7
RP
8
Opportunity Identification
Exceptional Opportunities
Planning
Concept System-Level
Development
Design
Detail
Design
Pharmaceutical
Drug Development
Opportunity Identification
Example
FroliCat Sway
Opportunity Funnel
1
mission
statement
3
explored
50
opportunities
7
selected
1
PD
process
1
product
launch
Automobile Concepts
Source:
Terwiesch and Ulrich survey of 524 managers in diverse
service and product industries, October 2006.
Concept
Development
System-Level
Design
Detail
Design
Testing and
Refinement
Production
Ramp-Up