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MCDM-Based Decision Support System for Product Design and Development

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Design for Tomorrow—Volume 2

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The process of product design and development (PDD) consists of various sequential stages. Each stage requires a complex evaluation and the right decision to attain a successful product. Decision making in these product design stages often is involved with multiple criteria and it is important to use multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) to assist design practitioners for more appropriate decisions. Nowadays, various MCDM methods are available and applied in various areas. The objective of this paper is to identify the types of decision-making problems that may creep during different design stages and possible MCDM methods that might be applicable to solve them. This paper presents comparative analysis and gives information about some of the most popular MCDM methods with the design decision applications as per the available literature. This knowledge can help enterprises make better decisions in a particular design stage to ensure the success of their PDD.

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Kumar, P., Tiwari, A. (2021). MCDM-Based Decision Support System for Product Design and Development. In: Chakrabarti, A., Poovaiah, R., Bokil, P., Kant, V. (eds) Design for Tomorrow—Volume 2. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 222. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0119-4_46

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