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A fuzzy QFD approach to achieve agility

International Journal of Production Economics, 2009
In modern business environments, agility is advocated as the fundamental characteristics for competitiveness. Little research, however, exists which provides integrated methodologies suitable to be practically adopted to enhance agility of companies.
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Smart Fridge Design with Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy QFD

2019
A smart home is a combination of smart objects that can ease to conduct information between objects and residents to connect the smart home to the outside Internet world. One of the critical strides in this smart home context is in the kitchens with white appliances such as washing machine, refrigerator, and small devices, etc.
UZTÜRK, DENİZ, Büyüközkan, Gülçin
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Analyze the healthcare service requirement using fuzzy QFD

Computers in Industry, 2015
A fuzzy QFD methodology to analyze healthcare service requirement is proposed.A methodology helps understand customer's requirements for service improvement.The methodology was trial implemented into the healthcare services in Singapore.39 fuzzy rules and new insights in healthcare service improvement are provided.
C.K.M. Lee, Chloe Tan Ying Ru, C.L. Yeung, K.L. Choy, W.H. Ip   +4 more
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USING FUZZY QFD TO ENHANCE MANUFACTURING STRATEGIC PLANNING

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2003
Decision-makers frequently need to develop new strategic plans to correct weaknesses or build new strengths for a changing business condition. Through QFD (Quality Function Deployment) analysis, conceptual requirements in strategic plans can be translated into program items that are operable, measurable, and capable of producing improvement.
Chieh-Yuan Tsai, Chih-Chung Lo, Alec C. Chang   +2 more
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Design for Remanufacturing - A Fuzzy-QFD Approach

2013
This paper proposes a methodology based on fuzzy sets theory and qualify function deployment (QFD) for integrating the various remanufacturing design factors into the initial product definition stage and providing a compromising solution for different or sometimes conflicting design requirements.
Shanshan Yang, S. K. Ong, A. Y. C. Nee
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Fuzzy QFD approach for managing SCOR performance indicators

Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2018
Abstract The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) KPIs are widely used to measure supply chain performances by industrial practitioners. However, it is still difficult to determine what actions should be carried out to improve the KPIs. This paper proposes a new fuzzy QFD approach to manage the SCOR KPIs.
Piyanee Akkawuttiwanich, Pisal Yenradee
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A framework for VSM integrated with Fuzzy QFD

The TQM Journal, 2015
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply a framework for value stream mapping (VSM) integrated with fuzzy quality function deployment (QFD) for enabling scientific prioritization of improvement proposals to improve leanness.
R. Mohanraj, M. Sakthivel, S Vinodh, K.E.K. Vimal   +3 more
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Use of Fuzzy QFD in Construction Project Developing

Advanced Materials Research, 2011
Quality function deployment (QFD) is a process that has been used for managing the development of new manufactured products. In this process, both spoken and unspoken needs of the customers are determined, prioritized, and translated to design parameters.
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Developing new services using fuzzy QFD: a LIFENET case study

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2008
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest the fuzzy quality function deployment (QFD) method to assess LIFENET customers' spoken and unspoken needs in order to achieve the various objectives like: how to decide optimum portfolio for health services strategically; how to assess competitors' market position in ...
Zillur, Rahman, M N, Qureshi
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Integrated QFD, Fuzzy Linear Regression and ZOGP

International Journal of Business Analytics, 2019
In the current, highly competitive marketplace, customer demand is a major factor in the product design process. Most firms make an effort to indicate that their products differ from the competitors' products. The purpose of this paper is to understand customers' expectations of and technical requirements for e-stores and to evaluate most popular e ...
Celik, Pelin, Ustasuleyman, Talha
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