Materials selection in the context of design problem-solving

Satisfying consumers in all expected quality dimensions is the major challenge in product design. In the integrated chain of actions for developing new, or improving existing products, creativity is considered to be essential. The process of selecting the best material to fulfill the desired requirements deals with a lot of trade-offs. An increased requirement for the production of high-quality products implies the need to use modern approaches for modeling and analyzing customer expectations as well as contemporary computing facilities for supporting decision-making about the selection of materials, processing and design. Applying lean design principles in the material design/selection phase can help in better translating the customer’s requirements, cost saving goals, faster time-to-market, increasing quality, and innovating industries.

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