QFD and Kansei Engineering: Can they be integrated?

Posted on 24 Nov 2008 by The Manufacturer

Following a question from one of our readers Rob Thompson explores the compatibility of QFD and Kansei Engineering...

In Japan, Kansei Engineering is often considered as an independent product development philosophy, which typically is carried out in concurrent engineering processes. However, since the methodology is little known in European industry, is it possible to pinpoint possible entry points for Kansei Engineering into a company’s product development processes? In practice this means may entail…

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