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Product Design - Checklist

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Product Design Controls

Product design controls can be categorized in 3 parts Means of knowing the product Means of testing designs Means of regulating designs

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Means of knowing the product

Do the designers know the variety of application of the product.

Do they have complete information on the operating environments.

Do they have access to the user to discuss applications.

Do they know the potential field misuses of the product.

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Means of knowing the product

Do they have clear understanding of product requirement on :

Performance Life Warranty period Reliability Maintainability Accessibility Safety Operating costs

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Means of knowing the product

Have the non quantitative features of the product been defined in some manner?
Do the designers know the level of product sophistication suitable for the user involved? Are adequate design guidelines, standards, handbooks and catalogues available? Do the designers understand the interaction of their part of design with remainder of the design?

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Means of knowing the product

Do the designers understand the consequences of a failure or other inadequacies of their designs on:1. The functioning of the total system 2. Warranty costs and

3. User costs ?

Do they know the relative importance of various components & characteristics within components? Do the designers know what are the manufacturing capabilities relative to the design of tolerances?

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Means of knowing the product

Do the designers derive tolerances based on customer/functional needs or just use standard tolerances?

Do the designers know the shop and field costs incurred because of incomplete design specifications or designs required in change?

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Means of testing designs

Do the designers have the means of testing their design with regard to the following : a. Performance & reliability tests b. Tests for unknown design interaction or effects

c. Pilot run

Is their an independent review of design? Have the detailed drawings been checked?

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Means of testing designs

Do the designers record analysis for the design? Do the designers receive adequate feedback from development tests, manufacturing tests, acceptance tests and user experience?

Are the results quantified where possible including frequency of problems and costs to the manufacturer and user?

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Means of testing designs

Does failure information contain sufficient technical details on causes? Are the designers aware of material substitutions or process changes? Do the designers receive notice when their designs specifications are not followed in practice?

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Means of regulating Design

Have the designers been provided with the means of regulating the design process? Are they provided with information on new alternative materials or design approaches? Have they been given performance information on previous designs?

Are the results of research efforts on new products transmitted to the designers?

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Means of regulating Design

Are the approvals required from the designers to use products from the new suppliers?

Do the designers participate in defining the criteria for shipment of the product?
Can the designers propose changes involving trade-offs between functional performance, reliability and maintainability?

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Means of regulating Design

Are designers told of changes to their designs before they are released? Have causes of design failures been determined by thorough analysis? Do designers have the authority to follow their designs through the prototype stage and make design changes where needed? Can the designers initiate design changes?

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Means of regulating Design

Are field reports reviewed with designers before making decisions on design changes? Do designers understand the procedures and chain of command for changing a design?