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PDS Product Design Specification

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PDS

Basic reference for the design (Control Document)

Represents what you are trying to achieve

Comprehensively written. Any changes requires a good reason, consider its implication

Prepared based on background research

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Contents of PDS

Poor PDS leads to poor design

Up to 32 elemens (Pugh, 1990)

Comprehensive sets of constraints

Information in the elements may overlap

Short, sharp definitive statements

Try to quantify parameters (estimate if in doubt)

Always date the documents

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