Axiomatic design
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Axiomatic design is system design methodology using matrix methods to systematically analyze the transformation of customer needs into functional requirements, design parameters, and process variables. The method gets its name from its use of design principles or design Axioms (i.e., given without proof) governing the analysis and decision making process in developing high quality product or system designs. A discussion of the methodology is given here [1] and here [2]. Axiomatic design is considered to be a design method that addresses fundamental issues in Taguchi methods.
The methodology was developed by Dr. N.P. Suh at MIT, Department of Mechanical Engineering. A series of academic conferences have been held to present current developments of the methodology. The most recent International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD) was held June 13-16, 2006 in Florence, Italy [3]. Previous conference proceedings can be downloaded here: ICAD2000[4], ICAD2002[5], and ICAD2004[6].
[edit] See also
- Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM)
- New product development (NPD)
- Design for Six Sigma
- Six Sigma
- Taguchi methods
[edit] References
- Suh, Complexity: Theory and Applications, Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-19-517876-9
- Suh, Axiomatic Design: Advances and Applications, Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-19-513466-4
- Suh, The Principles of Design, Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-504345-6
- El-Haik, Axiomatic Quality, Wiley, 2005, ISBN 0-471-68273-X
- Stamatis, Six Sigma and Beyond: Design for Six Sigma, Volume VI, CRC Press, 2002, ISBN 1-57444-315-1
