’Design for X’ Overview: 12 Optimizations for New Products (Feat. Andrew Amirnovin)

In this episode...

Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran is joined once again by our reliability expert, Andrew Amirnovin, and this time they're giving an overview of 12 things that a company can optimize for when designing and developing a new product. These include 'Design for Manufacturing,' Design for Assembly,' and many more. So, what are the DfX principles, what are their benefits if adopted by designers, and which could be right for you to focus on? Keep listening...

 

Show Sections

00:00 - Greetings and introducing the topic of DfX.

02:30 - 1. Design for Short Development & Time to Market.

05:16 - 2. Design for Crowdfunding.

08:13 - 3. Design for Manufacturing (DFM).

10:29 - 4. Design for Assembly (DFA).

13:35 - DFM & DFA tips for product designers to keep in mind.

19:19 - The rise of modularization.

25:04 - 5. Design for Quality & 6. Design for Testing

32:37 - 7. Design for Packaging.

35:45 - 8. Design for Reliability 

45:12 - 9. Design for Maintainability.

49:15 - 10. Design for Ease of use/Ergonomics.

49:35 - 11. Design for Fewer SKUs.

50:20 - 12. Design for Sustainability.

51:02 - Which DfX principles are crucial?

51:55 - How to implement DfX?

53:58 - Wrapping up.

 

Related content...

• The Design for X Approach: 12 Common Examples
• Design for Distribution (DFD)
• Design to Cost (DTC)
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
• Design for Quality (DFQ)
• Design For Sustainability
• Design For Crowdfunding (Kickstarter & Indiegogo)
• Design For Assembly (DFA)
• Design for Distribution: What Hardware Startups Need To Know

 

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