• DocumentCode
    3356834
  • Title

    Graduate enterprise in manufacturing: a study of graduate employment in the product design sector

  • Author

    Brown, R. ; Lewis, Andrew

  • Author_Institution
    Design Eng. Res. Centre, Univ. of Wales Inst., Cardiff, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. This paper presents findings of the Graduate Enterprise in Manufacturing (GEM) project in Wales. The project focused upon the way in which small manufacturing companies undertake the product development process and the role which graduates play in this process. Findings are based on detailed questionnaire returns from over 400 companies, together with in-depth interviews with managers and graduates
  • Keywords
    employment; manufacturing industries; product development; research and development management; R&D management; graduate employment; graduate enterprise; in-depth interviews; manufacturing; product design sector; product development process; questionnaire returns; small manufacturing companies; Business; Companies; Costs; Design engineering; Employment; Manufacturing processes; Product design; Product development; Pulp manufacturing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    1-890843-02-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.1999.808088
  • Filename
    808088