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What do engineers need to understand about manufacturing? How can you apply that knowledge to design controls? On today’s episode, our guest Tom Rish covers the topic of Design Controls. Tom is the Director of Guru Services at Greenlight Guru and a Product Development Engineer in Orthopedics.Listen as we talk about the differences between user needs and design inputs and the pitfalls companies get into when building design controls. Tom also shares what he thinks people should understand about cross-functionality, why it sometimes makes sense to start from scratch, and using the design control process strategically.Some of the highlights of this episode include:Thinking in terms of manufacturingThings everyone ought to know about working cross-functionallyWhy starting from scratch may be betterWho needs to be looking at design controls and when they should be lookingThe difference between a design review and a stage reviewWhat Tom got to see that helped him understand how things workedWhat to look for on the