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| Title: | Sensitivity of relative worth in QFD matrices to rating scales and worth calculation schemes: an empirical study |
| Author (s): | Kalapurackal, R.M. Takai, Shun |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Design Engineering Center Intelligent Systems Center Interdisciplinary Engineering |
| Keywords: | Mapping QFD Rank Relative worth Sensitivity analysis |
| Subject Terms: | Quality function deployment. |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| Citation: | Kalapurackal, R. and Takai, S., “Sensitivity of Relative Worth in QFD Matrices to Rating Scales and Worth Calculation Schemes: An Empirical Study,” 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA. IMECE2007-42423. |
| Abstract: | In the past several decades, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has gained its popularity among engineers as a tool to relate (map) customer requirements (inputs) to system requirements or system components (outputs), and to calculate relative worth of these requirements and components. The benefits of QFD in system development include cost reduction, fewer design changes after the start of production, and improved communication among engineers. Despite the observed benefits, the needs for QFD research have been addressed by researchers. These research needs include decision-making process in QFD, rating scales used in QFD matrices, and calculation schemes for calculating the worth of outputs (e.g., system requirements) from the importance of inputs (e.g., customer requirements). The purpose of this paper is to empirically study sensitivity of the relative worth and rank of outputs in QFD matrices to rating scales and worth calculation schemes. We collected QFD matrices from journal articles and textbooks; then calculated the changes of relative worth and the rank of outputs when one type of rating scale and/or worth calculation scheme was changed to the other. The results suggest that the relative worth and rank of outputs are relatively insensitive to rating scales and worth calculation schemes in the QFD matrices studied in this paper. |
| Type: | Article - Conference proceedings text |
| In Title: | 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition November 2007, Seattle, Washington USA (IMECE 2007) |
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| title | Sensitivity of relative worth in QFD matrices to rating scales and worth calculation schemes: an empirical study |
| contributor.author | Kalapurackal, R.M. |
| contributor.author | Takai, Shun |
| contributor.deptlab | Design Engineering Center |
| contributor.deptlab | Intelligent Systems Center |
| contributor.deptlab | Interdisciplinary Engineering |
| subject | Mapping |
| subject | QFD |
| subject | Rank |
| subject | Relative worth |
| subject | Sensitivity analysis |
| subject.LCSH | Quality function deployment. |
| date.issued | 2007 |
| publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| identifier.citation | Kalapurackal, R. and Takai, S., “Sensitivity of Relative Worth in QFD Matrices to Rating Scales and Worth Calculation Schemes: An Empirical Study,” 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA. IMECE2007-42423. |
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| description.abstract | In the past several decades, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has gained its popularity among engineers as a tool to relate (map) customer requirements (inputs) to system requirements or system components (outputs), and to calculate relative worth of these requirements and components. The benefits of QFD in system development include cost reduction, fewer design changes after the start of production, and improved communication among engineers. Despite the observed benefits, the needs for QFD research have been addressed by researchers. These research needs include decision-making process in QFD, rating scales used in QFD matrices, and calculation schemes for calculating the worth of outputs (e.g., system requirements) from the importance of inputs (e.g., customer requirements). The purpose of this paper is to empirically study sensitivity of the relative worth and rank of outputs in QFD matrices to rating scales and worth calculation schemes. We collected QFD matrices from journal articles and textbooks; then calculated the changes of relative worth and the rank of outputs when one type of rating scale and/or worth calculation scheme was changed to the other. The results suggest that the relative worth and rank of outputs are relatively insensitive to rating scales and worth calculation schemes in the QFD matrices studied in this paper. |
| type | Article - Conference proceedings |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| type.status | Final version |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
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| relation.isPartOf | 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition November 2007, Seattle, Washington USA (IMECE 2007) |
| date.accessioned | 2007-04-11T17:00:48Z |
| date.available | 2008-05-19T21:40:46Z |
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