Applying Successive Wave Iterations to Evaluate Functions and Define Industrial Design Solutions

Abstract

The search for competitive edges in the current industry has required conceptual changes in the policy for the development of new economically, environmentally and socially sustainable products. In this direction, assessing the functions of a product and associating them with its manufacturability aspects has been crucial for the cost reduction and for obtaining a more balanced design regarding the value that the customer perceives and the real cost of manufacturing each one of its functions. However, there are still no relevant studies that present the current state of the art regards methods that iteratively interrelate the integrated product development process phases. Firstly, this paper presents a systematic review and content analysis of recent research to define the current frontiers of study. As a second step, it is proposed a model oriented to balance between function value and solutions cost throughout the new products development. Then, to validate, the proposed model was applied to a real case of the consumer goods industry. Among the results, this chapter presents a report showing the relevance of the information collected, the feasibility of the method, its particularities, impacts and limitations.