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Course Description

Once you have worked out small-scale manufacturing for your physical product, you will explore a framework called Design for X. Design for X encompasses all aspects of planning for high-volume production, where "X" can be Manufacturing, Assembly, Testing, Upgrade, Repair, Sustainability, End-of-Life, Installation, and Start.

Design for X incorporates best practices from the experiences of physical product developers in making a reproducible product. You will apply these ideas to design a large-scale manufacturing process that is efficient and cost effective. This will enable you to reduce the number of steps in the process, build quality into manufacturing, and design for customer ease in the upgrade, repair, and end-of-life of the product, among other considerations. In sum, Design for X will enable you to please your customers with an excellent product that functions as promised.

This course includes a video tour of a contract manufacturing firm near Cornell University. In this video, you will observe the process of plastic injection molding, a common and inexpensive process that many physical product entrepreneurs use to manufacture their products.

You are required to have completed the following courses or have equivalent experience before taking this course:

  • Building and Validating Prototypes
  • Developing Product Specifications
  • Launching Small-Scale Production
  • Managing High-Volume Production

Faculty Author

Ken Rother

Benefits to the Learner

  • Select a contract manufacturer
  • Develop a production ramp-up strategy
  • Determine quality assurance roles and schedule testing
  • Identify supply chain partners

Target Audience

  • Entrepreneurs
  • Product managers
  • Designers
  • Usability experts
  • Software engineers
  • Consultants
  • Manufacturers

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Cornell Center for Regional Economic Advancement
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