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Product Design and Development

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This Product Design and Development page on GoConqr gathers community-made quizzes, mind maps, flashcards, flowcharts and notes, from prototyping and design for manufacturing to value engineering, QFD and TRIZ. It's built for university students revising a topic and teachers after ready-made material. There are over 100 resources here, including more than 9 quizzes and over 70 mind maps, made by over 90 contributors. Try a quiz to find your gaps, then open a map to fill them.

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About Product Design and Development

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What the resources cover

The unit follows a product from first idea to finished design. The quizzes work through the core development teams, prototyping, design for manufacturing and design for environment. The mind maps range from the product life cycle and quality function deployment to Concurrent Engineering (CE), Pughs Method and Material Selection. Flowcharts show the design process, value engineering and product development as step-by-step routes.

Where to start

Begin with the overview material: the mind map Product Development, the Product Development Process notes and the Design Process FlowChart. They give you the order of the stages. Then look at the myths in Six Myths of Product Development, which has a matching flashcard deck.

  1. Understand the problem: the maps on engineering specifications and customer needs.
  2. Shape the concept: House of quality, QFD, TRIZ and Design Thinking.
  3. Build and test: the Prototyping maps and the quiz on Ch. 14 Prototyping.
  4. Refine: design for manufacturing, design for reliability and design for environment.
  5. Check cost and value: the value engineering maps, flowchart and notes on function analysis and FAST diagramming.

Using quizzes and maps together

Take a quiz cold first. The midterm quiz is a good first check, and the prototyping and design for manufacturing quizzes ask about definitions and types. Note every question you miss, then find the matching mind map and read its branches. Return to the quiz afterwards and see what has stuck. The flashcard decks suit short sessions on the design process phases or the six myths.

Where this unit sits

Product Design and Development belongs to the strand Design, Safety and Sustainability within Industrial engineering and quality. That fits its mix of design methods, value thinking and life cycle topics such as Life Cycle Assessment and Social Life Cycle Assessment SLCA.

Make it your own

Teachers can set a map or quiz as ready-made material for a class. Whatever your role, pick one topic from this page today and see how far the resources take you.

Frequently asked questions

Which resource should I open first?

Start with the Product Development mind map, the Product Development Process notes or the Design Process FlowChart. They lay out the stages in order, so later topics such as prototyping, QFD and value engineering have a clear place to sit.

What do the mind maps cover?

There are over 70 of them. They cover the development process, customer needs and engineering specifications, House of quality and QFD, TRIZ, Design Thinking, prototyping, material selection, design for reliability, value engineering and product development economics.

Are the resources free to use?

Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. A free account also saves your quiz scores and lets you make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes.

Who made these resources?

They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself. Over 90 contributors have added quizzes, maps, flashcards, flowcharts and notes, so styles differ. Compare a few on the same topic, such as the several Prototyping maps.

Which levels do they suit?

Most of the material is at university level, so it suits university students, with a smaller share aimed at other levels. Teachers can use the quizzes, maps and flowcharts as ready-made material for classes.

What if a topic I need is missing?

Check nearby titles first, since many topics appear under several names, such as QFD and House of quality. If it is still absent, you can build your own mind map, quiz or flashcards on it.

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