19 March 2014

Call For Papers -- 2014 Symposium on QFD

The QFD Institute is issuing a Call For Papers for The 26th Symposium on QFD, scheduled for December 5, 2014 in Charleston, South Carolina USA.

We invite you to send a paper proposal by May 31, 2014.

People of all countries and industries are welcome. Come share your QFD experience and research -- how QFD helped your product and business development, unique applications and innovative methods, your QFD journey, the challenges you faced, things you learned, etc.

photo of Angel Oak Tree in Charleston
Photo: Angel Oak in Charleston

Typical presentation topics include:
  • Case studies reporting QFD applications for Design Quality, New Product/Service Development, Voice of Customer (VOC), Marketing and Strategy, etc.
  • Integration case studies involving DFSS/DFLS, DMAIC, New Kano Model, Kansei Engineering, TRIZ, Phase-Gates, etc.
  • Proposals for enhancement methods and tools for QFD
  • Academic research, and more.
Both completed projects and those in the progress are candidates for presentation. Speaker benefits include special discounts for the popular QFD Certificate Courses, publication of your paper in the QFD Institute Symposium Transactions, and more.

For questions, please contact the QFD Institute.