Quality Strategy for Research and Development

Provides a clear, useful framework and methods for R&D,including robust technology development, product planning, andproduct design and development managementQuality Strategy for Research and Development integratesthe Japanese and Western perspectives on Quality FunctionDeployment (QFD), updates the strategy of Robust Engineering (RE),and relates their unique frameworks to current, widely adoptedphilosophies of quality assurance.Featuring real-world case studies, more than thirty tables, andover seventy figures, this essential guide identifies key issuesand proposes improvements in the current R&D paradigm. Itoffers in-depth coverage of technology development, productplanning, and product design and development management.Quality Strategy for Research and Development:Updates the conventional approaches to QFD and RE, and providesthe implementation model of combining them into a corporateoperating systemIdentifies key issues in the current practice of R&D, andprovides solutions for improving design quality and R&DproductivityIncludes the case studies of designing a functional circuit,magnetic component, measurement system, and machiningequipmentOffers the integration models of QFD and other breakthroughstrategies including DFX (Design For eXcellence), DFSS (Design ForSix Sigma), and Blue Ocean StrategyWritten for R&D executives, managers, engineers, and qualitypractitioners, Quality Strategy for Research and Developmentis also an ideal text for professors and students of industrial andsystems engineering, technology management, and businessadministration.

MING-LI SHIU, PhD, works for Delta Electronics, Inc.,where he executes strategic quality initiatives to revamp R&Doperating models and improve technology and quality. Supervised byquality management guru, Dr. Noriaki Kano, in Japan, and workingwith corporations including Delta on engineering projects, he is anexpert in Japanese methods of technology and productdevelopment.JUI-CHIN JIANG, PhD, is the Associate Professor andformer chair of the Department of Industrial and SystemsEngineering of Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan. He is Chairof the CYCU Quality Research Center and is a senior businessconsultant to corporations and government institutions.MAO-HSIUNG TU is the President of D&N BusinessConsulting Co., Ltd., and the founder and chairman of theAssociation of Quality Managers (AQM). He helped Philips (Taiwan)win the Deming Application Prize and the Japan Quality Medal in1991 and 1997.

Provides a clear, useful framework and methods for R&D, including robust technology development, product planning, and product design and development management Quality Strategy for Research and Development integrates the Japanese and Western perspectives on Quality Function Deployment (QFD), updates the strategy of Robust Engineering (RE), and relates their unique frameworks to current, widely adopted philosophies of quality assurance. Featuring real-world case studies, more than thirty tables, and over seventy figures, this essential guide identifies key issues and proposes improvements in the current R&D paradigm. It offers in-depth coverage of technology development, product planning, and product design and development management. Quality Strategy for Research and Development: Updates the conventional approaches to QFD and RE, and provides the implementation model of combining them into a corporate operating system Identifies key issues in the current practice of R&D, and provides solutions for improving design quality and R&D productivity Includes the case studies of designing a functional circuit, magnetic component, measurement system, and machining equipment Offers the integration models of QFD and other breakthrough strategies including DFX (Design For eXcellence), DFSS (Design For Six Sigma), and Blue Ocean Strategy Written for R&D executives, managers, engineers, and quality practitioners, Quality Strategy for Research and Development is also an ideal text for professors and students of industrial and systems engineering, technology management, and business administration.

Provides a clear, useful framework and methods for R&D, including robust technology development, product planning, and product design and development management Quality Strategy for Research and Development integrates the Japanese and Western perspectives on Quality Function Deployment (QFD), updates the strategy of Robust Engineering (RE), and relates their unique frameworks to current, widely adopted philosophies of quality assurance. Featuring real-world case studies, more than thirty tables, and over seventy figures, this essential guide identifies key issues and proposes improvements in the current R&D paradigm. It offers in-depth coverage of technology development, product planning, and product design and development management. Quality Strategy for Research and Development: Updates the conventional approaches to QFD and RE, and provides the implementation model of combining them into a corporate operating system Identifies key issues in the current practice of R&D, and provides solutions for improving design quality and R&D productivity Includes the case studies of designing a functional circuit, magnetic component, measurement system, and machining equipment Offers the integration models of QFD and other breakthrough strategies including DFX (Design For eXcellence), DFSS (Design For Six Sigma), and Blue Ocean Strategy Written for R&D executives, managers, engineers, and quality practitioners, Quality Strategy for Research and Development is also an ideal text for professors and students of industrial and systems engineering, technology management, and business administration.

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