Functional Interdependence and Product Similarity Based on Customer Needs Academic Article

abstract

• In this paper, related product functions are determined for a group of approximately 70 consumer products. Using customer need data, a new matrix approach is introduced to identify these relationships. Techniques are then created for determining product similarity. These techniques are clarified and validated through three case studies, including beverage brewers and material-removal products. The results of these case studies are argued to have significant impact on design-by-analogy procedures, benchmarking methods, mass customization strategies and modular design. The paper concludes with a discussion of applications and related procedures for product development.

authors

• Mcadams, Daniel

published proceedings

• Research in Engineering Design

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• McAdams, D. A., Stone, R. B., & Wood, K. L.

citation count

• 83

complete list of authors

• McAdams, Daniel A||Stone, Robert B||Wood, Kristin L

publication date

• April 1999

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Research in Engineering Design  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s001630050001

start page

• 1

end page

• 19

volume

• 11

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001630050001