QFD Call for Papers 2008

Send your paper proposal by April 1, 2008.

For late submissions, please use this application form NOW.

Speaker Benefits     |    Selection Criteria     |     Acceptance Process 

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I am applying for

20th Symposium on QFD, scheduled for October 24, 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico USA.

My Full Name

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Paper Title

Co-authors

Please list all co-authors, their name, job title, company, mailing address, and email address.

This paper will report

Select all that apply.

QFD application implemented by me (my team) for my company's project.

QFD application implemented for a client or company that contracted me/us.

QFD research including conceptual, integration, hypothetical, comparative, or other studies.

Proposal or introduction of a new concept or method related to QFD.

A hypothetical QFD case study / virtual example.

Other. Please explain.

Data Source

Please describe your data source and data collection methods that you are using or plan to use for this paper.

Presentation

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 If accepted, I will certainly attend and present my paper at the Symposium. I have no problem doing so.

 If accepted, I may attend and present my paper at the Symposium, depending on the funding from my university. I am not sure at this point.

 I have authorization from my company/my client's company to disclose and present the application examples, data, and research findings described in this paper.

 I am currently seeking authorization from my company/my client's company to disclose and present the case studies, data, and research described in this paper.

 My paper requires peer review.

Abstract

(approx. 50 words)

Summary

To the extend possible at this time, please describe your paper in more details, including the project, QFD tools, methods of data collection,  analysis, and reference sources that you are using or plan to use for this paper.

If you are an academic scholar, researcher, or consultant, after sending this application form, please send a full draft paper to this address. (You may skip "Summary" in place of your draft paper.)

Brief Biography of Author(s)

Please provide a short introduction of each author, as well as your QFD background, how you learned QFD, etc.