Design Triggers

• Engineering
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Design Triggers

By Kyle Smith

What does the phrase 'design trigger' mean to you?

Definition of Design Trigger

Demand has been created from a need for a product or service.

Important Fact 

Engineers apply physical laws, chemical laws and principles, and mathematics to design millions of products and services that we use in our everyday lives. These products include cars, computers, aircrafts, clothing, toys, home appliances, surgical equipment, heating and cooling equipment, health care devices, tools and machines that make various products, and so on

List of Triggers

1. Market Pull/Technology Push
2. Demand
3. Profitability
4. innovation
   
5. market research
   
6. product/process performance issues
   
7. sustainability (carbon footprint)
   
8. designing out risk.

Market Pull

Market pull is when product ideas are produced in response to market forces or customer needs.

What is Market Pull in the context of the automotive industry ?

Technology Push

Technology Push is where the technology is available and the designers make a product to use it.

Provide an example Technology Push in the context of the automotive industry ?

Reading Article - Market Demand

https://www.bigcommerce.co.uk/ecommerce-answers/how-research-market-demand/

Explain why 'demand' is associated with design triggers?

Is 'demand' just for now? Explain your response.

Price to be paid by customer

Cost to produce each individual item

Profit Margin

Tax

Overheads

Transport

Manufacturing Costs

Material Costs

Setup Costs

Share of development costs

Recall two key points from todays lesson.

Explain your two key points.

Have you learned any new concepts or ideas from todays lesson?

Yes

No