Method for redesigning one or more product or process parameters of a manufactured article

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for redesigning one or more product or process parameters of a first manufactured article, in order to provide different product or process parameters of a second, transformed, manufactured article, wherein the method comprises the steps of:i) associating a unique identifier with individual first manufactured articles, or with groups of first manufactured articles;ii) capturing and recording product data and/or process data relating to the first manufactured articles;iii) soliciting and recording consumer feedback relating to in use performance of the first manufactured articles;iv) correlating consumer feedback with product data and/or process data of a specific, individual, first manufactured article by means of the unique identifier;v) determining different product or process parameters for a second manufactured article; andvi) applying one or more different product or process parameters to the first manufactured articles to transform them into second manufactured articles, the second manufactured articles being better adapted to meet consumer needs than the first manufactured article.