The characteristics of a new product through user knowledge in the early stage of a design process
User knowledge has become a performance indicator that determines the success of a business. It provides a valuable source of information for product developer to develop the specification and characteristics of a new product. Various methods have been studied to extract and integrate the user knowl...
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| Format: | Article |
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Trans Tech Publications
2013
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29932/ http://www.scientific.net/AMR.739.678 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Summary: | User knowledge has become a performance indicator that determines the success of a business. It provides a valuable source of information for product developer to develop the specification and characteristics of a new product. Various methods have been studied to extract and integrate the user knowledge during the early stage of a design process. This paper focuses the relation between the success of a product and the product specification. Interviews with product designers were conducted. The results of this study provide a foundation for product developers to specify the product characteristics. The strategies, information and knowledge for a structured approach to product characteristics can then be developed. |
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