Product Development Techniques Research Articles

Factors and Business Strategies for Making Local Products Successful: Case Study From the Developing Economy

Purpose: This study provides insights into the factors that determine the success of local products, taking the Hai Phong fish sauce industry as a typical example. Theoretical framework: The research team utilized qualitative techniques, focusing on gathering and analyzing secondary data across various developing countries, with a particular emphasis on local product brands in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. Results and discussion: Meticulous consideration of customer preferences and local needs is core to the success and sustainability of local products in highly competitive markets. It is concerned with preserving local culture and heritage as well as promoting ethical and sustainable values, thereby enhancing the overall impact of these products in the regional and global context. bridge. Policy implications recommend creating an enabling environment that encourages using high-quality raw materials and traditional techniques in local product development, and strategic investments in branding and marketing, while ensuring strict compliance with food safety regulations. This study has limitations, mainly related to the focus on Hai Phong fish sauce products, which may limit the generalizability of the findings. Research Implications: Future research should include a broader range of products and local areas. Traditional production methods and craftsmanship are essential in product differentiation, cultural preservation, and consumer loyalty. Furthermore, appropriate packaging and branding are indispensable to attract consumer attention and communicate the value of the product. Marketing and distribution strategies enhance product visibility and consumer engagement. Originality/value: Appropriate packaging and branding are indispensable to attract consumer attention and communicate the value of the product. Marketing and distribution strategies enhance product visibility and consumer engagement.

A new CoCoSo ranking-based QFD approach in Pythagorean fuzzy environment and its application on evaluating design attributes of mobile medical App

Quality function deployment (QFD) is a customer-driven product development technique that converts customer requirements (CRs) into design attributes (DAs) of a product and service. Nevertheless, in real situations, the traditional QFD method has been found that possesses some deficiencies, such as the accuracy assessment of relationships between CRs and DAs, and the inter-relationships among DAs. To fill in the above gaps, this study develops a new QFD approach by a CoCoSo-based ranking method under Pythagorean fuzzy environment. To begin with, an extended Pythagorean fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method is proposed to identify the relationships within DAs. Second, the aggregation method of the weighted average method and objective penalty function are propounded to construct the programming models for calculating the importance of DAs under Pythagorean fuzzy setting. Third, a new CoCoSo-based ranking method for Pythagorean triangular fuzzy numbers (PTrFNs) is proposed to obtain the ranking of DAs. Lastly, a case regarding “Ping An Health” mobile medical App is carried out to verify the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed QFD approach. The results show that the top DA is perceptibility. Therefore, perceptibility should be focus on firstly in the “Ping An Health” App design, such as system fluency, interface comfort and network stability. Additionally, the results show that the new QFD can express experts’ hesitant assessment information, deal with the interrelations among DAs, and yield more precise rankings of DAs in QFD.

Integrated Value Engineering with QFD and DFA as Product Design and Development Techniques: Literature Review

Value engineering is an organized, rigorous strategy that assesses the performance, noise, quality, safety, and compatibility of systems, outfits, installations, services, and inventories to deliver necessary functionalities at the lowest life cycle cost. Eliminating unnecessary expenses from design, testing, production, operations, procedures, accounting, conservation, and other areas is the best course of action. The purpose of the paper's initial investigation was to list the drawbacks of value engineering in product creation. These transgressions highlight the necessity for alternative methods when implementing value engineering techniques. To address critical inverse issues throughout the process, from the stage of product demand analysis to product design, product, and operation, value engineering is combined with various engineering methods. The results demonstrate that there are distinct paths in which the benefit of integration engineering using QFD or DFA may be used. Even so, this integration is providing a better option for the planning of products or services through a process that not only means providing a better value for client satisfaction but also lowers expenses, shortening development times, and reducing the need for rework conditions—all without compromising performance, reducing anxiety, or lowering the quality of the final product.

Peningkatan Teknik Pounding Terinspirasi Happa-Zome dalam Kegiatan Pembuatan Tekstil Ramah Lingkungan di PPSA “Taruna Yodha” Sukoharjo

This community service is carried out with the participation of PPSA (orphanage) Taruna Yodha in Sukoharjo, Central Java. By creating textile products, the activity that incorporates an eco-friendly production process inspired by the Japanese Happa-zome technique (manual leaf-printing decoration technique) is chosen and improved to motivate environmental awareness while strengthening the entrepreneurial capacity of the beneficiaries. The service program is conducted by (in)direct presentation and mentoring, a participatory and iterative process from the beginning to the end. Within the program, design survey activity in the form of exploring nature's potential involves introducing the surrounding natural environment while collecting leaf material. The results are; (1) Providing environmental awareness for beneficiaries through textile-making, (2) the Happa-zome technique for interior textile product development, (3) creating an Entrepreneurial program including story-making and online marketing strategy

Practical Product Development Challenges

Despite the many product development techniques available today, manufacturers under pressure to reduce time to market while keeping up with stricter regulatory demands are struggling more than ever with their product development processes. Here I list a selection of the most important and frequently encountered problems and challenges from my consulting practice checked with literature, as well as practical recommendations for improvement. While in specific situations some project management techniques prove better suited than others, overall product development success seems more dependent on the organization's willingness and ability to learn and adapt rather than on the specific technique chosen.

Data Integrity and Risk

Data Integrity is a critical component of Data lifecycle management. Its importance increases even more in a complex and dynamic landscape. Actions like unauthorized access, unauthorized modifications, data manipulations, audit tampering, data backdating, data falsification, phishing and spoofing are no longer restricted to rogue individuals but in fact also prevalent in systematic organizations and states as well. Therefore, data security requires strong data integrity measures and associated technical controls in place. Without proper customized framework in place, organizations are prone to high risk of financial, reputational, revenue losses, bankruptcies, and legal penalties which we shall discuss further throughout this paper. We will also explore some of the improvised and innovative techniques in product development to better tackle the challenges and requirements of data security and integrity.

Influence of Different Oatmeal Concentrations on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Fish Burger: Effects on Physicochemical, Technological, and Sensory Properties

ABSTRACT Consumer demand for safe and nutritious food products has increased around the world, accompanied by the need for convenience foods that have sensory acceptance. In turn, fish has nutritional aspects that are important to the human diet, and the application of product development techniques based on fish can meet the desire of consumers in these aspects. This study discusses a physicochemical and sensorial evaluation of the addition of oatmeal in fish burgers to provide convenience products with improvements in technological and sensorial properties, without affecting nutritional parameters and that contributes to the increase in fish consumption, convenience product, and lower cost of ingredients. All formulations were well-accepted; however, the formulation with the highest concentration of oatmeal (FO10) (76% fish; 10% oatmeal) had a better global acceptance score (9-point hedonic scale) compared to the other formulations and a better cooking yield result of 93.44% (p < 0.05). In addition, the addition of oatmeal reduced the cost of ingredients by about 7.5%, without compromising sensory acceptance.

Engineering Characteristics Prioritization in Quality Function Deployment Using an Improved ORESTE Method with Double Hierarchy Hesitant Linguistic Information

Quality function deployment (QFD) is a customer-driven product development technique widely utilized to translating customer requirements into engineering characteristics for maximum customer satisfaction. Nonetheless, when used in real situations, the traditional QFD method has been criticized to have many deficiencies, e.g., in expressing experts’ uncertain assessments and prioritizing engineering characteristics. In this study, we propose a new engineering characteristics prioritization approach based on double hierarchy hesitant linguistic term sets (DHHLTSs) and the ORESTE (organísation, rangement et Synthèse de données relarionnelles, in French) method to overcome the shortcomings of the traditional QFD. Specifically, the main contributions of this study to the literature are that the DHHLTSs are utilized to describe the hesitant relationship assessments between customer requirements and engineering characteristics provided by experts, and the ORESTE method is modified and used to determine the importance ranking orders of engineering characteristics. Finally, a case study and a comparison analysis are presented to illustrate the feasibility and practicability of the proposed QFD approach. The advantages of the new approach being proposed are higher flexibility in handling experts’ intricate and hesitant relationship evaluation information and effective in providing a reasonable prioritization of engineering characteristics in the practical QFD analysis.

Development and characterization of protective gloves using waste para aramid fibers

Increasing levels of textile waste have become a matter of great concern for the environment and the circular economy movement. Synthetic or man-made fibers are not decomposed in landfills and also generate toxic gases if incinerated. Waste of high-performance fibers has enormous potential to be used in the development of technical products. In this study, carding waste of para-aramid fibers was blended with virgin polyester fibers to produce needle punched nonwoven felts to be used in the development of protective gloves. Nonwoven webs of different blend ratios and three different weights (GSM) (100, 150, 200 g/m2) were produced. The nonwoven webs were then quilted with knitted polyester fabric to produce gloves. Cut resistance, abrasion resistance, tear resistance and heat resistance of the felts increased with the increase in GSM (g/m2). Particularly at lower GSM, an increasing percentage of aramid fibers showed significant enhancement in cut resistance. The nonwoven felts comprising aramid/polyester blends of 75/25 and 60/40 yielded level 3 cut resistance at 100 GSM which reduced to level 2 with a further decrease in aramid fiber content. The abrasion resistance and tear resistance of the gloves were at level 3 to 4 and showed little dependence on blend ratio but were relatively higher at higher GSM. At 100 GSM, the felts exhibited heat resistance level 1 which increased to level 2 at 200 GSM. The findings of this study suggest that waste of high-performance fibers can be used as cost control and environmentally friendly strategy in the development of protective textiles.

The Optimization of Vapor Compression Type for Desalination of Seawater Using the DFMA Method

The design of vapor compression type distillation using the design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) method was discussed in this article. The efficacy of seawater desalination is the primary source of non-conventional fresh water in a large number of countries around the world. The distillation process can satisfy the demands for high-quality fresh water by utilizing seawater. DFMA is a technique for product development and improvement that could be used to simplify the manufacturing process and reduce assembly costs. This research focuses on creating an effective vapor compression-type desalination device. The DFMA method is used in this reverse engineering study. According to the findings of this study, the total assembly time of 22 components was 7932 seconds. Compared to the previous process, processing time efficiency increased by 4.1 %.

A CMT Device for Electrical Energy Meter Detection

Background: Detection technology is a product development technique that serves as a basis for quality assurance. As electric energy meters (EEMs) are measurement instruments whose use is mandatory in several nations, their accuracy, which directly depends on their reliability and proper functioning, is paramount. In this study, to eliminate electromagnetic interference, a device is developed for testing a set of EEMs under a constant magnetic field interference. The detection device can simultaneously test 6 electric meters; moreover, in the future, it will be able to measure the influence of magnetic field strength on the measurement accuracy of EEMs, thereby improving the production efficiency of electric meter manufacturers. Methods: In this study, we first design a 3D model of the detection device for a single meter component; then, we establish a network, which includes a control system, and perform the planning of the path of a block that generates a constant magnetic field. Finally, we control the three-axis motion and rotation of the block using a PLC to implement detection for the five sides of the EEM. Results &amp; Discussion: The proposed device can accurately determine whether an EEM can adequately function, within the error range prescribed by a national standard, under electromagnetic interference; this can enable reliable, automatic testing and fault detection for EEMs. Experiments show that our device can decrease the labor cost for EEM manufacturers.

A way to improve the accuracy of virtual physical testing in the X-in-the-Loop environment

Introduction (statement of the problem and relevance). Currently, the development of technical products, especially as complex as a modern car, requires solving a huge number of tasks. For this, new research methods are being created that allow testing vehicles or its components simultaneously at several development companies in the X-in-the-Loop environment.The purpose of the study is to improve the accuracy of virtual physical tests in the X-in-the-Loop environment by experimentally searching for the optimal location for installing the hot-wire anemometer on the temperature control system research stand to determine the average air flow rate at each time point.Methodology and research methods. An experimental study was carried out and an analysis was made of the flow of incoming air through the radiator of the temperature control system.Scientific novelty and results. Using the described method, the location of the hot-wire anemometer was chosen, and the correction necessary in the mathematical model was determined to conduct virtual-physical tests of the temperature control system in the X-in-the-Loop environment.Practical significance. The obtained results make it possible to carry out virtual-physical tests of the temperature control system in the X-in-the-Loop environment with high accuracy, in particular, the simulation of the driving conditions of a vehicle (speed and airflow rate) in real time.

Comparative Analysis of the Performances of Six Taguchi-Based Multi-Response Optimisation Techniques for Product Development in Textiles

Researchers are using different statistical techniques for process optimisation and product development both in academia and industries. Similarly, several statistical tools are being employed in the textile industry for process optimisation during the manufacturing of different products. The purpose of this study was to analyse different Taguchi-based techniques in the multi-response optimisation of selected industrial processes and then to generalise the outcomes. Herein, six different Taguchi-based multi-response optimisation techniques, including grey relational analysis (GRA), the weighted signal-to-noise (WSN) ratio, principal component analysis, VIKOR (VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje), the multiple response signal-to-noise ratio, and Fuzzy logic were compared against three data sets of industrial processes. The researchers herein optimised cotton dyeing, the finishing of textile to make them oleo-hydrophobic, and the production of rhamnolipids (bio-surfactants). The results demonstrated that the Fuzzy logic-based Taguchi method gave the best optimisation amongst all the other approaches, followed by GRA and WSN for all the selected processes. The said statistical techniques were applied to specific textile and biotechnological processes. The outcomes of this study can help researchers in practical implementation in industrial sectors. In this study, a comparative analysis of the performances of six Taguchi-based multi-response optimisation techniques was conducted for potential industrial processes, particularly textile processing .

An integrated behavior decision-making approach for large group quality function deployment

Quality function deployment (QFD) is a team-based product development technique for determining critical engineering characteristics based on customer requirements to realize higher customer satisfaction. Given its simplicity and visibility, the QFD has been broadly utilized in a variety of industries for product or service planning. However, traditional QFD method assumes that the behavior of domain experts is completely rational, and is only suitable for product development problems with a small number of experts. In this paper, we aim to develop a new large group QFD approach based on an extended TODIM (Portuguese acronym for interactive multi-criteria decision making) method under interval type-2 fuzzy context. The interval type-2 fuzzy sets are utilized to describe the imprecise and uncertain correlation assessment information between customer requirements and engineering characteristics. The normal TODIM is modified and used to derive the priority of engineering characteristics considering the psychological factors of experts. Also, an entropy weighting method was adopted to derive the weights of customer requirements objectively. Finally, we provide an electric vehicle product development case and perform a comparison analysis with previous methods to reveal the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed large group QFD approach.

Genetic techniques for plant breeding

Genetic techniques for plant breeding

METHODOLOGY FOR A TASK-SPECIFIC AND PERSONALISED DEVELOPMENT OF AN INITIAL EXOSKELETON DESIGN

AbstractThe use of exoskeletons promises improved ergonomics, empowerment of users and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. However, the development process is complex and a generic development methodology that will guide and assist designers through it is missing. The goal of this paper is to describe a methodological approach that will assist the conceptual design of exoskeletons. Based on derived methodological requirements, activities 1, 2, and 3 of the VDI 2221 (Methodology for the development of technical products) are specified to adapt the generic guideline to the development process of exoskeletons. These activities include the analysis and determination of the relationship between the use case, product requirements and motions, technical functions, and design solutions. For generating a list of product requirements designers must focus on the workers’ motions and needs for a for a task-specific and personalised development. Use case specific movements are generalised by using rotational and translational basic movements that result in six degrees of freedom and from which a function structure is derived. The method is critically reviewed based on the established methodological requirements.

A new method for quality function deployment using double hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets and axiomatic design approach

As a useful product development technique, quality function deployment (QFD) can convert customer requirements into suitable engineering characteristics for maximum customer satisfaction. Nonetheless, the traditional QFD has been extensively criticized as having many defects in practical applications, which include the crisp evaluation of relationships between customer requirements and engineering characteristics, and the non-robust ranking of engineering characteristics. In this paper, we put forward a new method using double hierarchy hesitant linguistic term sets (DHHLTSs) and axiomatic design approach to enhance the performance of the classical QFD. Firs, the DHHLTSs are employed to evaluate the relationships between customer requirements and engineering characteristics. Then, the axiomatic design theory is extended to derive the prioritization of engineering characteristics in QFD. Additionally, a maximizing consensus method is used to determine the weights of experts considering inconsistency among their opinions. Finally, an empirical case of a shared car manufacturer is provided with a comparison analysis to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of our proposed QFD approach.

NATURE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES AND THE RESOURCE FOR ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS MANAGEMENT

At the present stage, the development of the domestic economy is closely connected with the digitalization of the activities of industrial enterprises as the main producers of vital material values. Based on the analysis, the nature of the digital economy of industrial enterprises is substantiated and a system-structured model of its construction is proposed. Taking into account the importance of scientific and technological progress for industrial enterprises, a conceptual system-digital model of quantitative linking and balancing of scientific and technological progress management functions and their components was developed. The model combines the functions management content into an integral unit in order to obtain objective quantitative indicators from each of them and from the totality of their actions. The model of level relations of divisions of the industrial enterprises participating in their scientific and technical activity is developed. It is focused on the transition from disparate actions of business units to actions that combine them on a systematic basis, thereby eliminating the existing disorder in their interaction in response to the request of the digital economy to ensure the accuracy of the results obtained from them. Assigning the most important place to the assessment of the economic efficiency of scientific and technical activities and their developments, and taking into account the fact that labor costs have a great influence on its formation, the need to streamline their regulatory framework, which allows on a parity basis to provide time standards for the implementation of individual stages of the development of scientific and technical products, is shown. The recommendations and suggestions presented in the article are aimed at high-quality training and active inclusion of industrial enterprises and their scientific and technical potential in the digital economy and at their effective functioning in its conditions as the most important strategic factor in the development of the economic system.

Sensory Analysis and Consumer Research in New Meat Products Development.

This review summarises the main sensory methods (traditional techniques and the most recent ones) together with consumer research as a key part in the development of new products, particularly meat products. Different types of sensory analyses (analytical and affective), from conventional methods (Quantitative Descriptive Analysis) to new rapid sensory techniques (Check All That Apply, Napping, Flash Profile, Temporal Dominance of Sensations, etc.) have been used as crucial techniques in new product development to assess the quality and marketable feasibility of the novel products. Moreover, an important part of these new developments is analysing consumer attitudes, behaviours, and emotions, in order to understand the complex consumer–product interaction. In addition to implicit and explicit methodologies to measure consumers’ emotions, the analysis of physiological responses can also provide information of the emotional state a food product can generate. Virtual reality is being used as an instrument to take sensory analysis out of traditional booths and configure conditions that are more realistic. This review will help to better understand these techniques and to facilitate the choice of the most appropriate at the time of its application at the different stages of the new product development, particularly on meat products.

ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНА ВЛАСНІСТЬ НАУКОВО-ТЕХНІЧНОЇ ПРОДУКЦІЇ В УМОВАХ ЕКОНОМІКИ ЗНАНЬ

Formulation of the problem. Creation of scientific and technical products is the purpose of scientific research and research and development activities performed by employees of research organizations and teachers of higher educational institutions. The effectiveness of these studies largely depends not only on the level of training, but also on the special qualities of performers, in particular on their intellectual level. In the conditions of knowledge economy and a wide range of forms of ownership, the level of intellectual property becomes important as a condition for successful solution of any problems. The aim of the article is to study the influence of the intellectual level on the quality of solving scientific and technical problems, in particular in the field of creating new technology. The object of research is the method of solving scientific and technical problems in the field of metalworking, provided that the high quality of products. As a basis for methodological supervisions, we have taken that analysis of international organizations and their recommendations on the transition to a new economy. The practical side of lined up relations became basis of methodological supervisions between a population and government bodies all levels. The hypothesis of the study was the assumption that the quality of scientific and technical products not only from the qualifications but also from a significant intellectual level of performers. The statement of basic materials. In the development and preparation of serial production of scientific and technical products, first of all, the limit price is calculated, which determines the limit of the value above which the consumer of the product becomes unprofitable to purchase it. Based on this slogan, we see that many countries have focused on people, as the main "engine" of all processes of the state’s activity both inside and outside. So, in order for a person to develop, and with it the state, it is necessary to ensure a social complex of needs, where education is the main thing. The originality and practical significance of the research is the proposed systemic linkage of the components of the knowledge economy. The conducted research leads to the conclusion that there are many unresolved social and economic problems where Ukraine will occupy the main place – unlocking human potential. To determine the limit price for the development of scientific and technical products, it is necessary to have data on the requirements of the relative value of these products and the value of the rate of return used in pricing the value of industrial designs.