Electronics giant Philips has been in the news due to a billion-dollar recall of medical devices (ventilators and sleep apnea machines) that have, unfortunately, resulted in deaths and injuries. What could have caused such serious problems to make it into production and force such a huge recall, and what can we learn from this example? According to the Sofeast group's head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin, issues like this often originate during the DVT stage of the NPI process … [Read more...]
A Textbook on Design for Manufacturing and the NPI Process (EVT-DVT-PVT)
I am halfway through this book and I thought many readers would enjoy it: Product Realization: Going from One to a Million by Anna C. Thornton. Here is the book's presentation by its publisher: Product Realization: Going from One to a Million delivers a comprehensive treatment of the entire product launch process from beginning to end. Drawing upon the author's extensive first-hand experience with dozens of successful product launches, the book explores the process of bringing a design from … [Read more...]