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Pietro Tarantino

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A heuristic method for estimating attribute importance by measuring choice time in a ranking task

2012

The evaluation of a product or service in terms of its attributes has been broadly studied in marketing, management and decision sciences. However, methods for finding important attributes have theoretical and practical limitations. The former are related to the selection of the most appropriate model; the latter are due to large number of variables that affect the specific experimental context. This study aims to present a new methodology that captures attribute preferences from a respondent and in particular, by using the choice time in a ranking task, it allows to indirectly obtain the importance weights for several tested attributes through a simple, fast and inexpensive procedure. More…

Statistics and ProbabilityEconomics and EconometricsService (systems architecture)HeuristicComputer scienceSettore SECS-S/02 - Statistica Per La Ricerca Sperimentale E TecnologicaVariable and attributeContext (language use)computer.software_genreTask (project management)RankingRespondentData miningStatistics Probability and UncertaintySettore SECS-S/01 - StatisticacomputerFinanceSelection (genetic algorithm)CHOICE TIME response time response latency attribute rating choice models
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A weighted logistic regression for conjoint analysis and Kansei engineering

2007

Customer needs for emotional satisfaction are increasingly being considered by product and service designers. While several existing methods such as conjoint analysis (CA), Kano model and quality function deployment support the translation of customer requirements into technical specifications, researchers are now working to develop methods aimed at integrating affective aspects into product design. Kansei engineering (KE) is a design philosophy that considers customer perceptions and emotions by adopting a multi-disciplinary approach. CA is a useful tool within a KE project. This article presents a methodology for conducting a KE project in early development phases. This methodology is bas…

Service (business)EngineeringATTRIBUTE IMPORTANCEPhilosophy of designProduct designOperations researchSettore SECS-S/02 - Statistica Per La Ricerca Sperimentale E Tecnologicabusiness.industryMODELSManagement Science and Operations ResearchOF-FIT TESTScomputer.software_genreINTERIORConjoint analysisDESIGNKano modelHALOData miningOrdered logitKansei engineeringSafety Risk Reliability and QualitybusinesscomputerERRORQuality function deploymentQuality and Reliability Engineering International
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Analysis of User Needs for the Redesign of a Postural Seat System

2009

The identification and translation of customer needs early in the design process is a major challenge for product design researchers. Some needs are explicit and customers can state them very clearly. Other needs are implicit, so customers cannot express them, e.g., those pertaining to the affective and emotional sphere. In this work, we describe the methods most commonly used to capture explicit and emotional customer needs, and the traditional ways in which they are used. Moreover, an integration of QFD and Kansei engineering, a simplification of Kano methodology, and a new attribute weighing methodology based on the “choice time” are discussed for the design of an innovative postural sea…

Identification (information)Process managementProduct designComputer sciencebusiness.industryNew product developmentCustomer satisfactionKansei engineeringbusinessEngineering design processConjoint analysisQuality function deployment
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