Quality Function Deployment, Value Engineering and Target Costing, an Integrated Framework in Design Cost Management: A Mathematical Programming Approach
Department of Industrial Engineering,Tarbiat Modares University
Abstract
In this paper, the need to incorporate three famous design cost management methods, called:
Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Value Engineering (VE) and Target Costing (TC) into
a single model has been addressed. Each method performs very well in cost management
procedures as design activities. These methods have been incorporated into a mathematical
programming model, in order to achieve the maximum bene t of each method. The model,
essentially, optimizes customer satisfaction subject to target cost. The tool is a mixed integer
zero-one nonlinear programming. The uni ed model has been proposed to prevent a non-optimal
solution when methods interact with each other. The practitioner should be con dent that the
quality solution would be achieved in contrast to when the methods are applied sequentially. A
simple automobile design example was formulated and solved to show the performance of the
model.
Zegordi, S. and Jariri, F. (2008). Quality Function Deployment, Value Engineering and Target Costing, an Integrated Framework in Design Cost Management: A Mathematical Programming Approach. Scientia Iranica, 15(3), -.
MLA
Zegordi, S. , and Jariri, F. . "Quality Function Deployment, Value Engineering and Target Costing, an Integrated Framework in Design Cost Management: A Mathematical Programming Approach", Scientia Iranica, 15, 3, 2008, -.
HARVARD
Zegordi, S., Jariri, F. (2008). 'Quality Function Deployment, Value Engineering and Target Costing, an Integrated Framework in Design Cost Management: A Mathematical Programming Approach', Scientia Iranica, 15(3), pp. -.
CHICAGO
S. Zegordi and F. Jariri, "Quality Function Deployment, Value Engineering and Target Costing, an Integrated Framework in Design Cost Management: A Mathematical Programming Approach," Scientia Iranica, 15 3 (2008): -,
VANCOUVER
Zegordi, S., Jariri, F. Quality Function Deployment, Value Engineering and Target Costing, an Integrated Framework in Design Cost Management: A Mathematical Programming Approach. Scientia Iranica, 2008; 15(3): -.
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