Chapter 8

Defining Value-Adding Functions

Product Features and Process Steps versus Value-Adding Functions

The difference in terminology between a product feature or process step and a function can seem to be a matter of semantics because we tend to think in terms of how we normally do things. When applying 3P, the challenge is to expand our thinking by considering the actual value-adding function being performed in the product design, and at every step as a product is made. This is done to avoid biasing our thinking and to expand our creativity. ...

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