TAD Section 4.1 — Pugh Analysis

1     Organization and Formatting

1.1    General (same as for other B-sheets; follow this link for easy reference)

1.2    Sheet-Specific — Making it All Fit

See the Page-Specific guidance for the System-Level Concept Evolution pages.

2     Content Presentation

  • Commence the page by populating the Page Input textbox.  List any information that has evolved during the earlier rounds leading to this highly narrowed field of final candidate concepts.
  • Insert graphical renderings from the DP Manager Excel Use the copy table buttons on the Excel worksheet (typically the “Copy Table with Heading” button for use in the TAD).  Include:
  • the round’s Pugh Analysis chart (below the Page Input textbox); and
  • the data table for the round’s best system-level concept.
  • In the pre-titled Notes textbox, provide conclusive reasoning for your concept assessment claims, referencing the supporting engineering summarized on the next page.
  • Complete the page by populating the Page Output textbox.  In this case, the page output simply includes where this information is next used and for what and/or how it is used (“where next”).

3     Examples of Great Work

Do a great job and be the first!


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