The document is a guide to “Design for Excellence” (DFX) in product development which outlines various DFX principles that aim to improve product cost, quality, and time to market. The following principles are discussed:
- Design for Compliance
- Design for Supply Chain (DFSC)
- Design for Cost
- Design for Assembly (DFA)
- Design for Testability (DFT)
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
- Design for Serviceability (DFS)
- Design for Innovation
- Design for Environment (DfE)
- Design for Energy Efficiency
