At the beginning of the design phase, it is important to enumerate the exact customer requirements that your design must satisfy. The Product Design Specification tool, or PDS, is a tool that is ...

Identifying design opportunities involves spotting problems or needs that can be improved through design A design brief clearly describes the problem, goals, and specific requirements of the project ...

Competing in a free market populated with giant multinational companies requires the development of new products to maintain a share of the market. As a result, rapid, effective product design and ...

As part of the Controlled Assessment component of the course, you will be required to complete a design and manufacturing Project. This project is worth 50% of your final qualification. Manufacture • ...

Most opportunities to reduce product cost come early in development, when specifics are not yet nailed down. Unfortunately, there are significant obstacles to making early cost trade-offs. For ...

Amid the churn of the pandemic and change on multiple fronts, consumer goods manufacturers now face historic pressures to contain costs, navigate ongoing uncertainty in both supply and demand, and ...

Planning ahead for design transfer and using it as a management tool results in a smoother, less costly transition from development to production. Terry Zenner It has become popular to say that all ...

Right at the boundary between patent law and trademark law lies the interesting phenomenon of product design. The United States Patent and Trademark Office will issue you with a design patent if you ...