A rough set based QFD approach to the management of imprecise design information in product development

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-228

  Zhai, Lian Yin ^a   Khoo, Li Pheng ^a   Zhong, Zhao Wei ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; LINGUISTICS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; ROUGH SET THEORY;

COMPLEX PRODUCTS; COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; CUSTOMER NEEDS; DESIGN INFORMATIONS; KEY FACTORS; LEAD-TIME; LINGUISTIC TERMS; NEW APPROACHES; NOVEL CONCEPTS; ROUGH SETS; ROUGH-SET BASED; TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS;

QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT;

EID: 62549145735     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Shillito M.L. Advanced QFD - Linking Technology to Market and Company Needs (1994), Wiley, New York
2. Khoo L.P., and Ho N.C. Framework of a fuzzy quality function deployment system. Int. J. Prod. Res. 34 2 (1996) 299-311
3. Chan L.K., Kao H.P., Ng A., and Wu M.L. Rating the importance of customer needs in quality function deployment by fuzzy and entropy methods. Int. J. Prod. Res. 37 11 (1999) 2499-2518
4. Chen Y., Fung R.Y.K., and Tang J. Rating technical attributes in fuzzy QFD by integrating fuzzy weighted average method and fuzzy expected value operator. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 174 3 (2006) 1553-1566
5. Zhou M. Fuzzy logic and optimization models for implementing QFD. Com. Ind. Eng. 35 (1998) 237-240
6. Wang J. Fuzzy outranking approach to prioritize design requirements in quality function deployment. Int. J. Prod. Res. 37 4 (1999) 899-916
7. Shen X.X., Tan K.C., and Xie M. The implementation of quality function deployment based on linguistic data. J. Intellect. Manuf 12 (2001) 65-75
8. Vanegas L.V., and Labib A.W. A fuzzy quality function deployment (FQFD) model for deriving optimum targets. Int. J. Prod. Res. 39 l (2001) 99-120
9. Kaufmann A., and Gupta M.M. Introduction to Fuzzy Arithmetic (1985), Van Nostrand, New York
10. Moore R.E. Interval Analysis (1966), Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs
11. Zhai L.Y., Khoo L.P., and Zhong Z.W. A rough set enhanced fuzzy approach to quality function deployment. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Tech. 37 5-6 (2008) 613-624
12. Jin Y.C. Advanced Fuzzy Systems Design and Applications (2003), Springer
13. Jain L.C. Knowledge-based Intelligent Techniques Industry (1999), CRC Press
14. Wang S.H. Generating fuzzy membership functions: a monotonic neural network model. Fuzzy Sets Syst. 61 1 (1994) 71-81
15. A. Sanchez, R. Alvarez, J.C. Moctezuma, S. Sanchez, Clustering and artificial neural networks as a tool to generate membership functions, in: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, 2006. p. 34-39.
16. Seo K.K., Park J.H., Jang D.S., and Wallace D. Approximate estimation of the product life cycle cost using artificial neural networks in conceptual design. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Tech. 19 6 (2002) 461-471
17. Pawlak Z. Rough sets. Int. J. Comp. Info. Sci. 11 5 (1982) 341-356
18. Khoo L.P., and Zhai L.Y. A prototype genetic algorithm-enhanced rough set-based rule induction system. Comp. Ind. 46 1 (2001) 95-106
19. Khoo L.P., Tor S.B., and Zhai L.Y. A rough-set based approach for classification and rule induction. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Tech. 15 (1999) 438-444
20. Pawlak Z. Rough Sets: Theoretical Aspects of Reasoning About Data (1991), Kluwer Academic Publishing, Dordrecht
21. Jaulin L., Kieffer M., Didrit O., and Walter E. Applied Interval Analysis (2003), Springer-Verlag, London
22. Cohen L. Quality Function Deployment: How to Make QFD Work for You (1995), Addison-Wesley, Reading
23. Chan L.K., and Wu M.L. A systematic approach to quality function deployment with a full illustrative example. Omega 33 (2005) 119-139
24. Zhai L.Y., Khoo L.P., and Zhong Z.W. Integrating rough numbers with interval arithmetic: a novel approach to QFD analysis. HKIE Trans. 14 4 (2007) 74-81