Highlighting the importance of testing in the product development process

Khadija Tahera; Claudia Eckert; Chris Earl

Highlighting the importance of testing in the product development process

Khadija Tahera
, Claudia Eckert
, Chris Earl

University of Huddersfield
The Open University

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Abstract

A product development is not a linear process of "design-build- Test"; rather, the design process and the testing process are closely integrated throughout the product development process. The main objective of this paper is to understand how testing is integrated into the product development process and how that effects the product development processes in companies. This paper reports case studies in UK based manufacturing companies where physical testing are essential activities but key concern in reducing design time and cost. Based on these case studies, this paper proposes a product development process framework that highlights the importance of testing and it's intertwined nature with design activities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-30
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED
Volume	6
Issue number	DS 80-06
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	20th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2015 - Milan, Italy Duration: 27 Jul 2015 → 30 Jul 2015

Keywords

Design process
Engineering design
Product development process
Testing
Virtual testing

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