Design Process flow chart
1 Clients requirements
2 Company specification
produced by chief engineer
3 Intial design concept
4 Agreed design concept
5 Preparation of working
drawings
6 Design review
7 Prototype manufacture
8 Confirmation and testing
9 Test results
10 Design review
11 Production drawing and
documentation
12 Make product and confirm
production specifications
13 Development program
for field trials
14 Final product
design input review
15 Design release for
manufacture
16 Production plant
and tooling
17 Production sample
18 Full scale production
2A Preparation of top
executive plan
3A Consultation with interfacing
specialists: design and production
engineers, quality controllers,
metallurgists, etc.
3B Allocation of specific
activity requirement
4A Provisional customer accep-
tance regarding installation:
space etc.
6A Manufacturing and costing
economics, future repeatability
guarantees
8A Verification and development
10A Audited technical analysis
14A Final design verifications
17A Verification of manufacturing
production processes