Rediseño de productos y mecanismos para la línea medica de la Empresa Instruequipos

Abstract

This study focuses on the challenges faced by Instruequipos' medical line, which include low productivity and slow workflow due to an inadequate focus on custom orders for hospital medical line furniture (MLM-H). These problems affect the company's competitiveness. Thus, the research proposes the redesign of the company's medical line products and mechanisms to efficiently use the available resources. We sought to identify the current problems and improve the MLM-H through the use of concurrent design tools. A case study was proposed to demonstrate the potential of a line of products and mechanisms that provide connectivity and consistent integration, with the ability to adapt to the specific needs of each customer at the time of purchase. The same that presents upgradable features through modular parts, improving its performance over time. A mixed methodology combining quantitative and qualitative aspects was used, including interviews, factor analysis and variable evaluation. The development of the research followed specific guidelines, such as problem definition, market research, understanding user needs, requirements definition, constraints analysis, concept generation, prototyping, feasibility evaluation and concept selection, which integrate concurrent design tools as an element that allows quantifying and evaluating the features extracted throughout the redesign process.