... consideration of quality in design begins during the specification-writing phase. Many factors contribute to the success of the quality consideration in engineering or mechanical design. ... Matar, Designing for Quality, ASQC Quality Press, Milwaukee, WI, 1990.Michalek, J. M., and R. K. Holmes, " ;Quality Engineering Techniques in Product Design/ Process," in Quality ... These include10'11 designing for effective testing, simplifying assembly and makingit foolproof, designing for robustness, minimizing the number of parts, reducing the...