Benchmarking is a management tool that compares products, processes and techniques with standard or competitor values in order to improve them. In recent times, companies are focusing on improving the product development process. Many forward-looking industries are using new strategies, approaches, processes and technologies to modernise their functions. This is where benchmarking comes in handy.
A substitute product is a similar good that can be used in place of another. They are highly competitive goods that can enhance a brand’s commercial product strategy, both in marketing and in developing improvements. Do you want to know what substitute products are, what the different types are and how they can improve your
The act of making adjustments that make interaction more effective and improve systems is known as process optimisation. Process optimisation is crucial to achieving greater efficiency, regardless of the industry or sector to which it is applied, as improvement techniques are essential for perfecting manufacturing and design tasks. In this article, we will look at
The nutritional data obtained in a food laboratory on the composition of food is of fundamental importance in sectors such as nutrition, the food industry, food regulation, dietetics, health, biodiversity, plant breeding and trade, among others. Thanks to food analysis we can obtain the nutritional value tables that are used in labelling, research or food
You have probably wondered what functional design of a product is and how it can be elaborated, as well as the conditions that must be fulfilled in order to achieve greater efficiency and output. Therefore, it should be noted that the functional design is a specification of the software features that the end users have
According to the book “Business Model Generation” by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur, a business model describes the basis on which a company creates, delivers and captures value. However, with new technologies and the advent of the internet, it has been coined in a more specific way. It is used as a more flexible tool
Food processing are the actions to which a food is subjected and which modify its natural conditions, allowing its preservation and adapting its appearance. The purpose of industrial food processing is to make available to the consumer public the variety and quantity of food that they request, regardless of the time of year and the
Biocompatibility is described as the ability of a material to generate an acceptable biological response during the time and contact mode of a specific application. Therefore, it should be known that a biomaterial is a material that will be in contact with some part of the body. The design of the most appropriate test strategy
Cristina Franco, UX Design Specialist at INFINITIA, chose Product Design and Development Engineering – a degree from which she graduated four years ago – “because of the fusion between technical and creative aspects”, as well as “the connection between products and people”. Although over time he has added new attributes to his profession – as
What do you value most when you access a website? Some people will refer to ease, intuitiveness, style, adaptability or speed of navigation. These are all qualities and factors associated with UX design, but what exactly is it? What is UX design? Definition UX design or user experience design is focused on increasing a user’s
If we talk about bread making, the list of materials would include flour, yeast and water, as well as the infrastructure, kneading machines, ovens and the exact instructions of the production process. Have you ever heard of the concept of BOM of materials? This bill of materials serves to reduce costs in warehouse operations and
When manufacturing a product on a large scale, it is necessary to have an infrastructure and specific technical and technological means that facilitate mass assembly, which is divided into different phases that are called production lines. A production system must be efficient, obtain the highest quality and make the best use of the available resources
