The product development model that inspired ISI's quality control and engineering software can be used by any industry for the development of any product. Advanced quality planning guides users through this process. The cornerstone of both the manufacturing and design portions of the process is product definition. At this stage, the product and its consumer will be determined, as will justification for the product's development. Defining the product also requires materials and parts planning.
Designers then determine product requirements, including functionality, aesthetics and expectations.
Using these requirements, manufacturers develop a process flow determining the sequence of events necessary to produce the part. From this stage, both designers and manufacturers must determine failure modes for the part. Designers concentrate on what each item is expected to do, how and why it could fail and the best ways to detect and prevent failure. Similarly, manufacturers examine how failures could occur during part production. Designers then determine if the part is doing what it's expected to do and if all parts are interacting properly.