Design of goods and services

How an idea becomes a specified, documented, buildable product

What is the objective of designing a product? aka what should a developer consider

 product strategy that meets the demand of the marketplace with a competitive advantage

What does BOM stand for and what does it tell you?

bill of material

• lists components, quantities, and where these items are used

• shows product structure

what question does the assembly drawing answer?

how do the parts fit together (think of an IKEA booklet)

what question does the assembly chart answer?

In what order do they come together (a recipe’s order of steps)

what question does the route sheet answer?

which operations, in what sequence (turn-by-turn instructions)

what question does the work order answer?

how many and by when (a kitchen order ticket)

what question does the Engineering change notice answer?

What changes in the drawing or BOM (software release order)

what are some benefits of designing things so they are easy to make?

• reduced product complexity

• reduced environmental impact

• more standardization of components

• improved functional aspects

• improved job design and job safety

• improved maintainability

• robust design