Engineering course design based on Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Principles: Incorporation of diverse constituencies and continuous improvement

QFD – A Modern Method of Products Development in the Textile and Clothing Industry

“…It provides a broad perspective of the whole design and production, helping significantly to eliminate certain deficiencies in production activities through preventive actions made in the design phase of the product. In addition, it can be used as a method of comparing the various products of the organization with competitors' products, and the results are used to define new targets in understanding the priorities for achieving competitive products [2].…”

Manage Co-Use With Quality Function Deployment (Qfd) for Quality and Sustainability

“…Instead of balancing the stakeholders' needs by weights, the design of an introductory course in Engineering Graphics at Georgia Southern University used obtaining consensus as the method for resolving the difference in opinions between the employers, professional societies and accreditation boards on the quality requirements of the graduates. 21 The problem with these cases was the needs of the involved parties were assumed to be of the same level and similar in nature, with the only area of difference between the stakeholders was the magnitude of the importance of the needs. However, the needs and views of various stakeholder groups may not always coincide, especially those of employers and students.…”

A College-Industry Partnership: The Multidisciplinary Master's of Science in Engineering

“…Embry Riddle was receptive to cooperatively developing a tailored graduate degree program, designing it to meet technical workforce development requirements. Essentially ERAU and Gulfstream applied LEAN concepts like those used in product development (including TQM and QFD 23,24 ) to formulate an educational strategy and action plan. From an educational perspective Gulfstream was the customer and the proposed degree the product.…”