Design for X

use of art and science to improve the aesthetics and usability of a product

process or activity to ensure the quality of products and services provided to customers

environmental assessment method

engineering discipline which assures that engineered systems provide acceptable levels of safety when using them, for concerned or nearby persons and assets

sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes dependability in the lifecycle management of a product or a system

product design that maximizes function-to-cost ratio

Maintainability is the ease of maintaining or providing maintenance for a functioning product or service. Depending on the field, it can have slightly different meanings.

product design characteristic reflecting its ease of manufacture, maintenance or (and) repair

process that leads to new products

research area dealing with trends in science and technology and related social developments

approach to determine a product's life-cycle cost

Remanufacturing is "the rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused, repaired and new parts". It requires the repair or replacement of worn out or obsolete components and modules. Parts subject to degradation affecting the performance or the expected life of the whole are replaced. Remanufacturing is a form of a product recovery process that differs from other recovery processes in its completeness: a remanufactured machine should match the same customer expectation as new machines.

manufacturing improvement to allow faster or automated assembly or assembly with fewer parts

reduction of links

IC design techniques that include testability features

technical guidelines for design of a product with excellence of a specific aspect

attribute of a part, product or process