Entry requirements:

To gain the most from this course, recommended candidates include:

• Plastic product design engineers
• Process engineers
• Project managers
• Product managers
• Business owners
• Staff involved in marketing, sales, quality and product operations

What will I learn?

To course includes the following topics:

• The basics of product design
• Defining a New Design Strategy for your business
• Establishing your innovation, product or technology roadmap
• Determining what you are developing and managing it through a process.
• Processes for breakthrough innovation, product creation and life cycle management
• Customer needs and defining specifications
• Building your intellectual property portfolio
• Defining a cross-functional structure for fast and efficient plastic product design
• Product development structure and process (PDS)
• Product reviews and key performance indicators
• Project management of plastic product design
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Test and Verification (T&V)
• Production Part Approval process (PPAP)
• Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)