Redesign Of Breastfeeding Chair For Nursery Room

@#Breastfeeding chair is one of the essential facilities in the airport. This study designs the breastfeeding chair for the nursery room in Minangkabau International Airport. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) was used to investigate the customer requirements by distributing questionnaires to 100 mothers in Padang West Sumatra. Anthropometry data was also measured form those respondents. The study resulted in a design of ergonomic breastfeeding chair which was used features obtained from the voice of the customers. The design has considered the condition of the mother giving birth by normal as well as a cesarean. The design has an adjustable back seat with an angle of 95o,105o, and 110o; it has an adjustable footrest with 120o, 140o, and 180o angles. The chair has a headrest, baby support pad, a portable baby cushion, an adjustable baby bearings. The chair has also equipped with an assemble torn neck, a small drawer on the side of the chair, and a palm rest that can be used or not by adjusting the height.

Diseño mecánico de un exoesqueleto para rehabilitación de miembro superior / Mechanical design of an exoskeleton for upper limb rehabilitation

El ritmo de vida actual, tanto sociocultural como tecnológico, ha desembocado en un aumento de enfermedades y padecimientos que afectan las capacidades físico-motrices de los individuos. Esto ha originado el desarrollo de prototipos para auxiliar al paciente a recuperar la movilidad y la fortaleza de las extremidades superiores afectadas. El presente trabajo aborda el diseño de una estructura mecánica de un exoesqueleto con 4 grados de libertad para miembro superior. La cual tiene como principales atributos la capacidad de ajustarse a la antropometría del paciente mexicano (longitud del brazo, extensión del antebrazo, condiciones geométricas de la espalda y altura del paciente). Se aplicó el método BLITZ QFD para obtener el diseño conceptual óptimo y establecer adecuadamente las condiciones de carga de servicio. Por lo que, se definieron 5 casos de estudio cuasi-estáticos e implantaron condiciones para rehabilitación de los pacientes. Asimismo, mediante el Método de Elemento Finito (MEF) se analizaron los esfuerzos y deformaciones a los que la estructura está sometida durante la aplicación de los agentes externos de servicio. Los resultados presentados en éste trabajo exhiben una nueva propuesta para la rehabilitación de pacientes con problemas de movilidad en miembro superior. Donde el equipo propuesto permite la rehabilitación del miembro superior apoyado en 4 grados de libertad (tres grados de libertad en el hombro y uno en el codo), el cual es adecuado para realizar terapias activas y pasivas. Asimismo, es un dispositivo que está al alcance de un mayor porcentaje de la población por su bajo costo y fácil desarrollo en la fabricación.

The pace of modern life, both socio-cultural and technologically, has led to an increase of diseases and conditions that affect the physical-motor capabilities of persons. This increase has originated the development of prototypes to help patients to regain mobility and strength of the affected upper limb. This work, deals with the mechanical structure design of an exoskeleton with 4 degrees freedom for upper limb. Which has the capacity to adjust to the Mexican patient anthropometry (arm length, forearm extension, geometry conditions of the back and the patient's height) BLITZ QFD method was applied to establish the conceptual design and loading service conditions on the structure. So, 5 quasi-static cases of study were defined and conditions for patient rehabilitation were subjected. Also by applying the finite element method the structure was analyzed due to service loading. The results presented in this work, show a new method for patient rehabilitation with mobility deficiencies in the upper limb. The proposed new design allows the rehabilitation of the upper limb under 4 degrees of freedom (tree degrees of freedom at shoulder and one at the elbow), which is perfect to perform active and passive therapy. Additionally, it is an equipment of low cost, which can be affordable to almost all the country population.

Diseño mecánico y cosmético de una prótesis parcial de mano / Mechanical and cosmetic design of a hand partial prosthesis

El objetivo de este caso de estudio es la solución funcional y cosmética para un paciente con mutilación del 2do. y 3er. rayos de la mano y con artrodesis de la IF del pulgar en posición funcional (45°). Se presenta un diseño individualizado de prótesis construida con base en las dimensiones propias del paciente. El proceso de elaboración de la prótesis se realizó conjuntamente con el paciente; se analizaron también los resultados del despliegue de la función de calidad, en inglés, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), con el propósito de realizar cambios y mejoras en los mecanismos y sistemas de sujeción propuestos también según análisis cinemáticos mediante simulaciones de movilidad en distintos tipos de software, implementando un mecanismo doble de Withworth, el que a su vez, se soporta en una cubierta rígida protectora hecha a medida del paciente, para tener una prótesis de fácil colocación, que a su vez sea estable y aproveche los espacios faltantes en la mano; se utilizó también la autoevaluación del paciente mediante el estudio DASH (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand). De esta forma se logró la satisfacción del paciente y se obtuvo una importante recuperación de la función motora de la mano, que le permitió al paciente realizar de manera eficiente actividades en las que antes presentaba dificultad, con lo que mejoró su calidad de vida y la forma como él mismo se presenta ante el mundo

The objective of present paper is the functional and cosmetic solution for a patient with mutilation of second and third hand rays and arthrodesis of the thumb IF in functional position (45°). An individual design of prosthesis constructed according to the own dimensions of patient, whose process was together with patient; the results from Quality Function Deployment (QFD) were analyzed to make changes and improvements in fixation mechanisms and systems also proposed according to the cinematics analysis by mobility simulations in different types of software, implementing a Withworth's double mechanism, which must to be stable and to take advantage of the lacking spaces in the hand; by Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) study we made the self-evaluation of patient. So, it was achieved the satisfaction of patient and a significant recovery of hand motor function, allowing that patient to perform more efficiently activities that before were impossible to perform, improving his quality of life and the way how himself must to face the world

Método QFD como ferramenta para desenvolvimento conceitual de produtos de madeiras da Amazônia / QFD method as a tool for conceitual development of Amazonian wood products

O setor moveleiro caracteriza-se como um segmento que oferta produtos de diferentes formas e matérias-primas e estes produtos precisam ter diferenciais para se destacar e atrair o interesse do consumidor. Em Manaus, o comércio de moveis encontra-se num estágio considerado em evolução, podendo notar nos produtos ofertados, a total ausência de características que despertem o interesse de compra nos consumidores. Seguindo este contexto, este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar preferências em termos de produtos de madeiras da Amazônia dos consumidores de três classes econômicas - A1, B2 e C residentes na cidade de Manaus e a aplicação da primeira matriz (casa da qualidade) do método QFD para definição dos conceitos dos produtos identificados como preferidos pelas classes econômicas analisadas. Os resultados revelaram que há pouca variação nas preferências por tipos de produtos por classe econômica, propondo-se conceitualmente que os produtos incorporem os atributos tidos como preferidos por cada uma das classes econômicas analisada. Conclusões importantes: bom acabamento; design - estilo contemporâneo; preferência por madeira maciça e não por painéis (MDF).

The furniture industrial characterizes himself as a segment that offer products of different shapes and raw materials, and products they need to have differential to highlight and attract the interest of consumers. In Manaus, the furniture industrial is considered a stage in evolution and may note in the products offered, the total absence of characteristics that chord in the interest of consumers purchase. In this context, this article aims to provide preferences in terms of timber products to the Amazon of consumers of three economic class - A1, B2 and C residents in the city of Manaus and implementation of the Mother of the quality of QFD method for defining the concepts of products identified as the preferred economic classes analyzed. The results showed that there is little variation in preferences for types of products by economic class, and proposed to conceptually that products incorporating the attributes taken as preferred by each of the classes economic review.

QFD-based improvement of community healthcare quality / 中华医院管理杂志

Objective The quality function deployment (QFD) technique is used to quantitatively identify the improvement priorities of service factors. The study aims at identifying measures to improve community healthcare quality and methodology references for such improvement. Methods Based on the patients demand survey in the community, the AHP method is used to identify the importance of patient's needs, and then the house of quality (HOQ) technique of QFD is used to transfer such needs into the corresponding service elements of healthcare. Calculations in the end determine the final priorities of improvement measures. Results The top four priorities in the improvement include strengthening the service management and examination of the medical staff, improving the capabilities of medical staff, introducing moral evaluation for medical staff, introducing consultation &training for disease prevention, rehabilitation and healthcare. Conclusion Case studies in a community prove that quality function deployment (QFD) technique can effectively provide methodology reference for the improvement of community healthcare quality.

Strategic Planning for the Contract-Managed Hospital Foodservice Through QFD Methodology / 대한지역사회영양학회지

At present, health care industries throughout the world are struggling with the challenges to set up financial structures as cost-effective ways and means of satisfying customer needs for health care services. Many hospitals consign foodservice management to foodservice companies for the purpose of efficiency. The companies taking charge of hospital foodservice are also striving to gain an advantage over keen competitions. This study applied Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to one hospital (which will be shown as [A hospital] below) managed by a contract foodservice company for the purpose of strategy planning to provide sustainable competitive advantage. First of all, this study scanned internal and external environment of [A hospital] by means of a Quality Measurement Tool and a fieldwork study. With the result of environment scanning, this study elicited 20 strategies through SWOT analysis, which were categorized by 4 perspectives such as financial, customer, internal process, learning and growth perspectives. Finally, the priorities of 20 strategies were extracted from QFD methodology. According to the results obtained by applying QFD to [A hospital] 's foodservice, the strategies which [A hospital] foodservice was obliged to introduce and implement were : the specialization of Children's hospital foodservice, scientific foodservice management through the standardization of foodservice operations, the maintenance of sanitary quality through sanitary system, the remodeling of facilities, the introduction of new equipment, the prompt and accurate response to customer needs, the development of appropriate patient menus, the provision of competitively priced meals for patient selection, the development of a demand forecast model by considering the characteristics of a children's hospital, improvement of productivity and the reduction of labor costs through the employment of experienced employees based on their seniority.