Analysis using linkograph to identify product features for innovation: A human centered usability engineering approach

Abstract

Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have limited resources to initiate continuous innovations in the products manufactured by them. This paper presents a novel analysis method using linkogrpahs to identify the product features that have potential for innovation. While innovation can happen in materials, processes, a novel approach that of usability and utility has been adopted in this paper. Human factors behind usability that could enhance utility and identified as gaps using ‘linkogrpahs’. Linkogrpahs for these house old products have been drawn after disassembly. This human centered innovation method has potential to be and by MSMEs not only for improving design but also become a comparative measure of added value. Link index has potential to be used as an innovation metrics. This paper describes the analysis of these products using linkographs to identify the features for innovation.