Assignment 7.1 Decision Tree

7.1 Construct a simple personal decision tree (without probabilities) for whether to take an umbrella when you go to work on cloudy day. ...

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Assignment: Pugh Chart

What is it? Pugh Analysis charts are similar to the pros vs. cons lists. These are used for evaluating multiple options against each other, in relation to a baseline option. The method was invented by Stuart Pugh, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland as an approach for selecting concept alternatives. Why is it important? The...

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Assignment: Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD) Introduction Quality Function Deployment (QFD) was developed to bring this personal interface to modern manufacturing and business. In today's industrial society, where the growing distance between producers and users is a concern, QFD links the needs of the customer (end user) with design, development, engineering,...

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Morphological Chart and Concept Generation

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TECHNIQUES 1) Needs and Goals   – Need statement   – Objectives tree   – Functional analysis 2) Concept Development   – Brainstorming   – Morphological chart  3) Concept Evaluation   – Sketch concepts   – Evaluation Matrices      A morphological chart...

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