Process Design Matrix

University of Phoenix

OPS 571

Process Design Matrix

We start by defining a process for developing common manufactured goods that describes the essential steps necessary to design a product. These methods represent the basic sequence of steps or activities that a company uses to imagine, design, and launch a new product to the market. Many of these tasks involve more intellectual than physical activities. Some companies define and follow a precise and detailed process of development, while others may not even be able to describe its processes. According, (Chase & Jacobs)

Each company uses a process that is different from any other association; in fact, the same organization can follow different process for different product groups or different markets to launch any...