What is this standard about?
Part 2 of BS 7000 gives guidance on managing the design of all types of manufactured products. It deals with every stage of the design process from product concept through to delivery, use and end of life processing.
Who is this standard for?
- Senior executives
- Project managers
- Those involved in the interdisciplinary design process
Why should you use this standard?
It gives guidance on the complex intellectual challenges involved in the management of design, raising awareness of management issues and emphasizing the need for an integrated approach to the design of products. The concepts, principles and quality system elements of the standard are applicable to all forms of manufactured products and help create competitive products that are produced on time, within budget and to customer specification.
What’s changed since the last update?
This part of BS 7000 is a full revision and introduces multi lifecycle considerations, along with the recommendations given in BS 8887-1.