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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Analyse design objectives
   • Identify design purpose and investigate potential market for the product
   • Analyse intended production materials and processes
2. Determine design assessment criteria
   • Establish criteria for assessment of product material options
   • Establish criteria for assessment of product functionality
   • Establish criteria for assessment of production process options, considering the impact of these on production operations
   • Establish criteria for assessment of safety and potential liability issues
   • Establish criteria for assessment of costs and marketability
   • Determine weighting of scores for each criterion according to the importance of the issue
3. Apply the assessment criteria
   • Select potential and actual products competing in the marketplace for comparative purposes
   • Score and grade design against established criteria and record results
   • Score and grade competing products against the established criteria and record results
   • Record overall assessment results
4. Establish feasibility and options
   • Analyse assessment results for the design and competing products
   • Reject designs that show poor assessment results and provide no potential for variation
   • Identify designs that show poor assessment results but provide potential options for variation, and refer to appropriate personnel
   • Identify designs that satisfy criteria and indicate the potential for success
   • Conditionally endorse feasible designs, record conditions and refer to appropriate personnel
   • Record assessment outcomes and maintain and process reports according to workplace procedures