产品设计过程当前,组织面临的压力令人难以置信。他们必须在不断降低成本的同时提高产品质量、满足日益提高的法律和环境要求,还要缩短研发周期以满足不断变化的顾客需求并保持竞争力。实现这些目标的能力在很大程度上依赖于产品设计(当然也包括产品的再设计)。当今产品的复杂性使得设计成为一项极为繁琐的活动,一个最新的集成电路可能包含数百万个晶体管和数百个生产步骤。然而,设计的改进不仅可以降低成本,同时又能提高质量。 At present, the pressure on the organization is unbelievable. They must continue to reduce costs while improving product quality, meeting rising legal and environmental requirements, and shortening the development cycle to meet changing customer needs and remain competitive. The ability to achieve these goals relies heavily on product design (and of course product redesign). The complexity of today’s products makes design an extremely cumbersome activity, with a state-of-the-art integrated circuit that can contain millions of transistors and hundreds of production steps. However, design improvements not only reduce costs but also improve quality.