Egner, H.H.EgnerHoffmann, J.J.Hoffmann2022-03-032022-03-031995https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/186936Practical Application of QFD. Benefits also for small and medium-sized companies. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been used increasingly since the eighties in German-speaking countries. Small and medium-sized companies can also use QFD successfully in their product development. It is here, in particular, that the potential for the application of QFD methods opens up enormous scope. This article demonstrates benefits in practice and offers some ideas for improvement in the application of QFD.deMittelständisches UnternehmenProduktentwicklungProzeßplanungQFD - quality function deploymentquality function deployment670658journal article