Electonics and High Tech Archives - ASI Consulting Group

Software Testing

Software Testing Challenge: Software testing is a time-consuming process for any company who develops software systems. A $5B company produced electronics for defense systems. One particular product used for an electronic warfare system was taking 40% of development time for software testing which needed to be reduced. ASI Solution: For the procedure to be robust, software testing should be designed by experts. After our initial consultations and meetings, ASI Consulting Group made several recommendations. First, we suggested that the company develop a totally new approach. Second, we felt that robust testing didn't necessarily mean longer testing. The optimized software testing procedure reduced testing time by more than 75% as compared to the traditional software testing, without deteriorating [...]

Electronic Copier

Electronic Copier Challenge: A manufacturer of a popular electronic copier found that their customers wanted new features and functions, but the company also knew that implementations of new features and functions tended to be very slow and often required a lot of 'guessing' by engineers as to which features customers would like the most. Fear of the unknown continued to slow progress in launching their new models. ASI Solution: Electronic copier design, like any other machine, requires that engineers understand that the Voice of the Customer, Quality Function Deployment, and Concept Development methodologies. ASI demonstrated how the company's competitors used such methodology to turn technological marvels into products customers want. Moreover, ASI showed that Robust Optimization [...]