| dc.description.abstract | The use of modern technological advances is fully automatic to make human life
inseparable from electronic equipment. Elec tricity-based kitchen utensils are the
primary needs of the community such as electric kettles. An electric kettle is an
automatic water heater that cuts off electricity when it reaches the boiling point.
The use of electric kettles is found in kitchens, office pantrys, coffee bars, and
community recreation places so that Medan Selayang sub-district, Medan City as a
research location because of the service subcenter that functions as a center for
trade/business activities and an education center based on the Rencana Tata Ruang
Wilayah (RTRW) of Medan City for 2008-2028. However, damage to electronic
components is an obstacle to work, so it takes time and repair costs. Damage to the
electric kettle occurs in the thermostat, switch, heater plate ̧ and indicator light. So
it is necessary to improve the design of the electric kettle with the Quality Function
Deployment Phase I method to obtain technical characteristics and Phase II to
obtain critical parts for improvement, namely thermostats and switches. Followed
by the Axiomatic Design (AD) method to obtain design parameters (DPs) to
improve the function of critical parts, namely ease of maintenance, efficiency
design, ease of use, and minimize of snapfit. The proposed design based on DPs is
compared to the initial design using the Design for Manufacture and Assembly
(DfMA) method. Proposed improvements to the electric kettle are the
implementation of snapfits and design changes that affect the number of
components, assembly time, assembly cost, and design efficiency. The results of the
comparison of the electric kettle design obtained a reduction of 2 units of
constituent components, a reduction of 10.157 seconds in assembly time, a
reduction in assembly costs of Rp33,904, and an increase in design efficiency by
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