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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Aniruddha Dattatraya Gadre, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Joseph Krok, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bijan Dorri, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A processor system and method for integrating a quality function deployment tool with a critical to quality tool is provided. Each of the tools is a computer-enabled tool. The method allows for executing quality function deployment at each of a plurality of levels with the quality function deployment tool for a system designable from a respective family of subsystem alternatives. The method further allows for generating quality matrices indicating a relationship between an original set of critical to quality characteristics and key control parameters with the critical to quality tool for the respective family of subsystem alternatives. A linking action allows for linking the quality function deployment tool to the critical to quality tool for tracking at each level the extent to which the original set of critical to quality characteristics is met by each respective family of subsystem alternatives.