DFMA
General Information
| Name | DFMA |
| Abbreviation | DFM |
| Learning Cost | 120 |
| Playing Cost | 250 |
| Suggested Phases | 3 |
Engineers
| Mechanical Engineer | Industrial Design | System Engineer | Electrical Engineer | Production Engineer | Software Engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Technique and Issue Views
| BusinessNeeds | Stakeholder | Stakeholder Needs | System Requirements | System Structure Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| System Functional Architecture | Detail Hardware Design | Detail Service Design | Detail Software Design | Manufacturing Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
Technique Traits
| Identify Stakeholders | Elicit Needs | Remove Ambiguity | Layman's Terms | Technical Terms | Teamworkings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Traceability | Prioritizing | Exploring Breadth | Inside the Box | Outside the box | V&V |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Verification and Validation
| Analysis | Calculus | Inspection | Demonstration | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Description
Starting off as two different techniques, Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA), the development of DFMA begins as a way to reduce time-to-market and total production costs by simplifying the design of the product and designing for ease of assembly. [1] Originally, this technique was used in the design precess for automotive and consumer products. Nowadays, the use of DFMA has spread also to construction projects. [2]
