Title :
World class development: a key enabler for world class manufacturing
Author :
Eisenman, William J.
Author_Institution :
NCR Corp., Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
It is pointed out that achievement and maintenance of status as a world class manufacturing organization is dependent on numerous factors. Analysis of those factors in the manufacturing environment often ignores the role of product development and its input to the manufacturing process. This is because the creative development process is not typically considered amenable to measurement. The author describes a set of metrics that were designed and implemented by a group of engineering executives to quantify the importance of world class development as a key enabler for world class manufacturing
Keywords :
design engineering; electronics industry; project engineering; research and development management; R&D; creative development process; engineering metrics; key enabler; manufacturing environment; role of product development; set of metrics; world class development; world class manufacturing; Customer satisfaction; Design engineering; Helium; Manufacturing processes; Process control; Product development; Production; Pulp manufacturing; Research and development; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 1991., Eleventh IEEE/CHMT International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0155-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMT.1991.279741
