We approach design solutions in a holistic and multi-disciplinary way. This approach fuels innovation thus creating value through design. As the name of IDE suggests,
IDE is integration of design and engineering processes implemented,
- improve usability of product and its value.
- to reduce development cycle time.
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| The generic principles of our implemented approach are as follows |
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We strive to understand users and their stated and unstated requirements/ needs/wants |
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Formalize strategic direction which the product development should take |
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Integrate business strategy with user research, product development and process investments |
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Form and implement multidisciplinary product development teams along with clients to facilitate early involvement and understanding thus allowing refinement in design |
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Implement DFX techniques to design products and manufacturing process simultaneously |
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Involve suppliers early so that they can bring their profound experience and refinement in the design |
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Integrate CAD, CAE and CAM tools to improve effectiveness and reduce design cycle time |
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Simulate product performance and manufacturing processes electronically to reduce costly design/build/test iterations |
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| Process |
| Our creative yet structured process draws on our experience in developing products, design research and multi-disciplinary approach. Design reviews and gate reviews forms core of our design process. Our designers and engineers use a powerful combination of tools and processes to design and develop products. |
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| 'Design review' |
| During each phase of the design process, review is conducted involving the product team and selected experts, consultants and managers. We take a hard critical look at the current design to determine how to make the design better from the user, process, manufacturing, cost point of view. Review guidelines are made and maintained in a dynamic form so as to learn and apply them to every design. |
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| 'Gate review' |
Between each of the phases is a client’s assessment event, where the project is evaluated against specific criteria to determine if the project should proceed or reworked.
This gives us a framework for managing our projects and sets up the timing for the gates to provide structure to projects. It is therefore necessary to define points in the project timeline where the clients team engages with our project team to assess risk against both internal and external criteria and make a decision to:
a) proceed for further phases
b) request additional work in the
current phase
c) place the project on hold
d) cancel the project. |
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| We follow six phases of product development process |
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| Understand product planning (along with client) |
| Product platform, trends, new technologies, Ethnographic study,investigating user need. |
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| Concept design |
Product feasibility, Industrial Design concepts (minimum 2-3), Configuration mock-ups, proof of concepts etc.
Deliverables
Conceptual design proposals (minimum 2-3 concepts)
Competitive benchmark study
Feasibility study
Preliminary cost and schedule estimates
Risk identification (along with client)
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| Refined concept design |
Alternative product configurations define sub-systems and interfaces; refine Industrial Design, look and feel prototypes
Deliverables
Final product specification (with 2-3 variations)
Preliminary bill of materials
Tentative development costs
Initial test, QA and production plans (along with client)
Resource assessment and plan (along with client)
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| Detail design |
Detail design of sub-assemblies, parts with material, tolerances, Industrial Design control documents
Deliverables
Detailed drawings of approved design
Preliminary technical product documentation
Prototype functional test results
Tooling specification
Production test specification (along with client)
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| Testing and refinement (along with client) |
Reliability-life-performance testing, regulatory approvals, design changes and documentation
Deliverables
Product qualification test results
Compliance and regulatory certificates
Validation plan with acceptance criteria
Verification of production test equipment
Technical documentation released to manufacturing
Tooling qualification
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| Pre-Production (along with client) |
Evaluate early pre-production out-put and manage changes, Final design documentation.
Deliverables
Assembly and test process capabilities study
Final process and test documentation
Approved manufacturer list (AML) with multi-sourcing
First revenue-generating product units
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| Product development process described above is generic. Based on technology, platform and process, we customize our design process to meet the client’s unique requirement of product development. |
