Framework and feasibility study for pairwise comparison tool

Asko Ellman, Robert Wendrich, Tarja Tiainen

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    Abstract

    In design and engineering context, the use of tools,
    simulations and multi-realities is already an intrinsic part of
    design activities, methods and processes. To support
    participatory design during the ideation phase in a co-creative
    context, participative tools are needed. User-centered and co-
    creative design could benefit product creation and innovation
    process through data-collection (incl. product characteristics
    and user requirements) from individual data-mining activities.
    The traditional approach for customer requirements
    prioritization is pair-wise comparison. It is used both in the
    QFD method and in the Pugh matrix method. In practice, this
    means that a user compares two product characteristics at a
    time and decides which one of the two is more important or if
    they are equally important. Determining a suitable user
    interface for the comparison has proven to be the most
    demanding phase in the implementation of this method.
    This paper presents alternative ways to implement a
    customer property tool and discusses experiences with some of
    its implementations. In the first version, the interface is based
    on the use of numbers, whereas the last version is more visual,
    interactive and game-like. The feasibility of the tool was
    studied in user tests carried out in Finland and in the
    Netherlands.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the ASME 2016 Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2016
    Place of PublicationCharlotte, North Carolina
    PublisherASME
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)978-0-7918-5008-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
    EventInternational Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
    Period1/01/16 → …

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    • Publication forum level 1

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