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2005-01-01

Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand

Despliegue de la función calidad (QFD): beneficios y limitaciones detectados en su aplicación al diseño de prótesis mioeléctrica de mano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v25n1.14618

Keywords:

quality function deployment (QFD), quality, quality characteristics, product design, customer opinion, user requirements (en)
despliegue de la función calidad, QFD, casa de la calidad, calidad, diseño del producto, voz del cliente, requerimientos del usuario, características de calidad (es)

Authors

  • Erika Sofía Olaya Escobar Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Carlos Julio Cortés Rodríguez Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Óscar Germán Duarte Velasco Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Quality, cost and time spent in developing products have a direct impact on a company’s productivity, market share and profitability. Greater attention must be paid to quality and quicker responses made as customers become more aware of satisfying their longings. This means that a company must be first in delivering a product or service which customers desire if it wishes to gain and maintain market share. A company’s market share and profit margin will depend on the balance and optimization achieved between quality, cost and time. It is thus important to implant a method like Quality Function Deployment (QFD) leading to planning product development during early design stages and consequently establish such equilibrium. This article’s purpose is to present benefits and limitations regarding QFD; one should be aware of them and QFD development when identifying the most viable to be applied according to each company’s inherent characteristics.

La calidad, el costo y el tiempo de desarrollo de productos tienen un impacto directo en la productividad, en la participación del mercado y en la rentabilidad de la empresa. A medida que los usuarios alcanzan mayor conciencia sobre sus deseos, es necesario mayor nivel de calidad y una respuesta en el tiempo más rápida. Es decir, si se quiere ganar y mantener participación en el mercado, se debe llegar primero que la competencia con el producto o servicio que desea el cliente.

Del balance y optimización que se logre entre calidad, costo y tiempo dependerá la participación en el mercado y el margen de rentabilidad alcanzado por la empresa. Por lo tanto, es importante implantar metodologías como el Despliegue de la función calidad, que permiten planificar el desarrollo de producto en la etapa temprana de diseño y por ende se logra establecer dicho equilibrio.

El propósito de este artículo es presentar el desarrollo de la metodología QFD sus beneficios y limitaciones. Puesto que no sólo es importante conocer su desarrollo sino también ser consciente de los beneficios y limitaciones en el momento de aplicarla, con el fin de identificar la más viable de aplicar según las características de cada empresa.

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Olaya Escobar, E. S., Cortés Rodríguez, C. J. and Duarte Velasco, Óscar G. (2005). Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand. Ingeniería e Investigación, 25(1), 30–38. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v25n1.14618

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OLAYA ESCOBAR, E. S.; CORTÉS RODRÍGUEZ, C. J.; DUARTE VELASCO, Óscar G. Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand. Ingeniería e Investigación, [S. l.], v. 25, n. 1, p. 30–38, 2005. DOI: 10.15446/ing.investig.v25n1.14618. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14618. Acesso em: 13 apr. 2025.

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Olaya Escobar, Erika Sofía, Carlos Julio Cortés Rodríguez, and Óscar Germán Duarte Velasco. 2005. “Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand”. Ingeniería E Investigación 25 (1):30-38. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v25n1.14618.

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Olaya Escobar, E. S., Cortés Rodríguez, C. J. and Duarte Velasco, Óscar G. (2005) “Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand”, Ingeniería e Investigación, 25(1), pp. 30–38. doi: 10.15446/ing.investig.v25n1.14618.

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E. S. Olaya Escobar, C. J. Cortés Rodríguez, and Óscar G. Duarte Velasco, “Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand”, Ing. Inv., vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 30–38, Jan. 2005.

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Olaya Escobar, E. S., C. J. Cortés Rodríguez, and Óscar G. Duarte Velasco. “Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand”. Ingeniería e Investigación, vol. 25, no. 1, Jan. 2005, pp. 30-38, doi:10.15446/ing.investig.v25n1.14618.

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Olaya Escobar, Erika Sofía, Carlos Julio Cortés Rodríguez, and Óscar Germán Duarte Velasco. “Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand”. Ingeniería e Investigación 25, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 30–38. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14618.

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Olaya Escobar ES, Cortés Rodríguez CJ, Duarte Velasco Óscar G. Quality function deployment QFD: benefits and limitations when applied to designing myoelectric prosthesis hand. Ing. Inv. [Internet]. 2005 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 13];25(1):30-8. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14618

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