Challenges and methods in the quantification of design errors and solution elements

Engineering Technology Management

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 143-153

  Chao, Lawrence P ^a   Ishii, Kosuke ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Criticality; Design; Error; Expected cost; FMEA; QFD; Quantify; Risk; RPN; Solutions

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISKS; SOLUTIONS;

CRITICALITY; ERROR; EXPECTED COST; FMEA; QFD; QUANTIFY; RPN;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 19644377565     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/imece2004-60501     Document Type: Conference Paper

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