What is the new paradigm in product quality?

The current product quality paradigm is founded upon a customer-focused product development process, in which the functionality and behaviour of a product are designed to fulfil the needs of customers, and technological innovation is used to expand the capability and enhance the performance of the product. However, this view of product quality does not reflect the current practices of today's leading manufacturers, who now offer "total solutions" based upon an integrated package of products and services with well defined characteristics tailored to individual needs. Concepts such as globalisation, mass customisation, product branding, e-commerce, and sustainability suggest that a new product quality paradigm is evolving. This paper will discuss our current understanding of product quality issues and outline our vision of the new quality paradigm for product developers

Mass-transport for surface water waves

In this thesis we study the mass-transport and mean-water level for various waves. By expanding linear wave theory up to second order , we study the mass-transport for wave groups in deep and shallow water. Numerical experiments show that this expansion causes a negative mean water level. This has a great influence on the mass-transport in shallow water. However, for deep water this effect is negligible. We also calculate the mass-transport for shoaling waves using experimental data from a wave flume. As the water gets too shallow for linear theory to be valid, non-linear theory has to be applied. Finally, we compare particle paths and mean-water level from field measurements with theory. By using the KdV-equation, the theory explains the measurements well. A strong correlation between mass-transport and mean-water level is also observed.Masteroppgave i anvendt og beregningsorientert matematikkMAB399MAMN-MA

What is the new paradigm in product quality?

The current product quality paradigm is founded upon a customer-focused product development process, in which the functionality and behaviour of a product are designed to fulfil the needs of customers, and technological innovation is used to expand the capability and enhance the performance of the product. However, this view of product quality does not reflect the current practices of today's leading manufacturers, who now offer "total solutions" based upon an integrated package of products and services with well defined characteristics tailored to individual needs. Concepts such as globalisation, mass customisation, product branding, e-commerce, and sustainability suggest that a new product quality paradigm is evolving. This paper will discuss our current understanding of product quality issues and outline our vision of the new quality paradigm for product developers