4010 – 08 – Why Engineering Is Essential to Quality

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A product’s design is key to the engineer’s ability to produce a quality project. The design is a mixture of the different features and requirements of a product. Some of these features will conflict with each other, so it’s essential to make carefully balanced decisions in the design phase.

Typically, it costs less to fix a product defect right after it happens than it does to fix the defect once the product has already reached the external customer. The most cost-effective product design method is to create a product that takes into account all the materials, costs, and process involved before it gets past design. This way, manufacturers can eliminate potential errors and defects, reduce costs, and satisfy customer requirements.