What Does Qfd Mean

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a structured approach to defining customer needs or requirements and translating them into specific plans to produce products to meet those needs. The “voice of the customer” is the term to describe these stated and unstated customer needs or requirements.

What do you mean by QFD?

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a structured approach to defining customer needs or requirements and translating them into specific plans to produce products to meet those needs. The “voice of the customer” is the term to describe these stated and unstated customer needs or requirements.

What are the benefits of QFD?

  • A systematic way of obtaining information and presenting it.
  • Shorter product development cycle.
  • Considerably reduced start-up costs.
  • Fewer engineering changes.
  • Reduced chance of overnights during design process.
  • An environment of team work.
  • Consensus decision.
Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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