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Management article
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Reference no. SMR3434
Authors: JR Hauser
Published by: MIT Sloan School of Management
Published in: "MIT Sloan Management Review", 1993
Length: 12 pages

Abstract

Managers don''t need any more vague advice about paying better attention to customers. They need the practical, step-by-step methods described in this article. In 1990, a medical equipment manufacturer needed to redesign one of its products to beat an aggressive competitor. It used a method called the ''House of Quality,'' which related market research information directly to product design, thereby helping the company focus effectively on the most important product benefits. The new design revolutionized the product and was a phenomenal success. Here''s how the company did it.

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Abstract

Managers don''t need any more vague advice about paying better attention to customers. They need the practical, step-by-step methods described in this article. In 1990, a medical equipment manufacturer needed to redesign one of its products to beat an aggressive competitor. It used a method called the ''House of Quality,'' which related market research information directly to product design, thereby helping the company focus effectively on the most important product benefits. The new design revolutionized the product and was a phenomenal success. Here''s how the company did it.

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