Fast Product Development Capabilities With Efficient Management and Use of Product Requirements

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gritt Ahrens ◽  
Oliver Tegel
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Requirements Management ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Final Design ◽  
It Support ◽  
Design Documents ◽  
Integrated Concept ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Collection And Management

Abstract Short time to market is a key for success. Information management in product development is one factor for it’s influence. In this paper, the need for a methodology and an IT support for the collection and management of product requirements from identification of customer demands up to the preparation of the final design documents is highlighted. For this, triggers for time consuming iterations are identified and the basic reasons for iterations determined. The lacks of existing approaches in the U.S. and Germany for collecting and handling requirements are discussed, and an integrated concept for requirements management and an appropriate IT support for it are presented.

LÉTI’S TWO STEP APPROACH IN THE DOMAIN OF 3D INTEGRATION

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
pp. 000169-000172
Author(s):  
André Rouzaud ◽  
Nicolas Sillon ◽  
Mark Scannell ◽  
David Henry ◽  
T. Mourier
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Laboratory Scale ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
3D Integration ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Dual Approach ◽  
Technological Means ◽  
Short Time ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mature Process

In a first time confined to labs and then R&D centers, 3D integration technologies have now gained maturity and are now penetrating the industrial world. More and more, R&D centers are approached to back the industrial developments with associated constraints of swift product development, prototyping, and short time-to- market. To face this paradigm, Léti has developed a specific two-step approach in the field of 3D integration, including both a very advanced R&D part focused on the most promising technologies and integration flows, and the industrial validation of the most mature process flows already assessed at the laboratory scale or on specific industrial themes. This talk aims to detail the two aspects of this dual approach:-In the first part, we will give an overview of the innovative R&D performed on the still nascent and most promising integration flows, as well as the associated technological means.-in the second part, we will present the prototyping activities that Léti is now offering. Based on a limited number of mature and already validated process steps (bonding and thinning, TSV, bumping, stacking) this generic integration scheme allows industrial customers to assess on their own wafers the benefits of an innovative 3D integration.

Product Modeling, Evaluation and Validation at the Detailed Design Stage

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Iorga ◽  
Alain Desrochers
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Product Modeling ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Product Variation ◽  
Process Methodology ◽  
Capstone Projects ◽  
Short Time

The expansion of the markets corroborated with product customization and short time to launch the product have led to new levels of competition among product development companies. To be successful in the globalization of the markets and to enable the evaluation and validation of products, companies have to develop methodologies focused on lifecycle analysis and reduction of product variation to obtain both quality and robustness of products. Keywords: Modeling, Evaluation, Validation, Design ProcessThis paper proposes a new design process methodology that unifies theoretical results of modeling stage and empirical findings obtained from the validation stage. The evaluations and validations of engineering design are very important and they have a high influence on product performances and their functionality, as well on the customer perceptions.Given that most companies maintain the confidentiality of their product development processes and that the existing literature does not provide more detailed aspects of this field, the proposed methodology will represent a technical and logistical support intended for students or engineers involved in academic as well as industrial projects.A generic methodology will be refined based on a new approach that will take into consideration the specification types (quantitative or qualitative), the design objectives and the product types: new/improved, structural/esthetic. Hence the new generic methodology will be composed of specific product validation algorithms taking into account the above considerations. At the end of this paper, the improvements provided by the proposed methodology into the design process will be shown in the context of the engineering student capstone projects at the Université de Sherbrooke.

scholarly journals Ramp-up Process Improvement Practices for Time-to-Market Reduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Krisztián Szabó
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
New Products ◽  
Core Competency ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Serial Production ◽  
Automotive Supplier ◽  
Significant Percentage

The importance of the “Ramp-up bridge” covering the gap between product development and serial production, as well as the speed at which this bridge can be crossed, has increased, providing companies with a significant competitive advantage.However, a significant percentage of project aiming to introduce new products do not achieve their goals. [(60 percent of the automotive supplier ramp-up projects fail on either the technical, or the economic side (Bischoff, 2007)].The author explores the possible reasons, then makes suggestions regarding the support of successful ramp-up projects, through practical examples taken from the industry. Through the continuous improvement of ramp-ups, a new core competency can be achieved, with a decrease in time-to-market. This core competency is difficult to duplicate, and can provide an additional competitive advantage for companies manufacturing products with high technical complexity.

Combination of Management Methods and Information Technologies for Product Development Processes

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Götz v. Esebeck ◽  
Oliver Tegel ◽  
Jeffrey L. Miller ◽  
Karl-Heinrich Grote
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Product Development Processes

Abstract As companies become aware that they have to restructure their product development processes to survive global competition in the market, it is important that they evaluate which management methods and techniques are suitable to improve the performance of the process and which design methods can be integrated and be used efficiently. A combination of management methods like Total Quality Management (TQM), Simultaneous or Concurrent Engineering, and Lean Development can be adapted to meet the requirements of a company more than a single strategy. Interdisciplinary teamwork, cross-hierarchical communication, and delegation of work in addition to employee motivation changes the common attitude towards the work process in the company and integrates the staff more tightly into the process. Nowadays, there is tight cooperation between companies and their sub-contractors, as sub-contractors not only have to manufacture the part or sub-assembly, but often have to design it. Therefore, the product development process has to be defined in a way that the sub-contractors can be tightly integrated into the product development process. Additionally, it is important to break the product down into functionally separate modules during the conceptual phase of the process. If the interfaces between these functions are defined as specifications, these modules can easily be given to suppliers or to other teams inside the company for further development. The use of methods such as Design for Manufacture (DFM) or Design for Assembly (DFA) early during the development process, which utilize the knowledge of experts from manufacturing and assembly, results in a decreasing number of iterative loops during the design process and therefore reduces time-to-market. This cross-functional cooperation leads to improved quality of both processes and products. In this paper, different management methods to achieve the best improvement from the product development process are discussed. In addition, suitable design methods for achieving cost reduction, quality improvement, and reduction of time-to-market are presented. Finally, proposals for industry on methods to reorganize the Integrated Product Development (IPD) process based on actual findings are presented.

Industrial Design to Rapid Mold Making for Accelerated Time-to-Market of Consumer Electronic Products

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-Chung Wang ◽  
Juan Plancarte ◽  
Paul K. Wright ◽  
Vito Fabbrizio ◽  
Alan Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Development Time ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Consumer Electronics ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Rapid Product Development ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Cad Cam

Abstract The demand for quick time-to-market and the short product life cycle of consumer electronics are now pushing the development time for these products even shorter. The success of a rapid product development requires careful considerations of product markets, production needs, and available design and fabrication resources at the early development stage, and a seamlessly integrated design to fabrication environment for rapid product realization. In this paper, through a case study on the prototyping production of a finger-print recognition device, we illustrate a rapid product development through an integrated CAD/CAM environment. Rapid production of an accurate aluminum mold for 200 prototypes is highlighted. The result was a product prototype delivered within a short period of development time according to the proposed schedule. Time analysis of the entire development process was provided, and some potential improvements based on the analysis were also identified for future development of similar products.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Cutting Performance of a Robot Mower Using Custom Built Software

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Martelloni ◽  
Marco Fontanelli ◽  
Stefano Pieri ◽  
Christian Frasconi ◽  
Lisa Caturegli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite Systems ◽  
Forward Speed ◽  
Satellite Systems ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite ◽  
High Level ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Gnss Data ◽  
Collection And Management

Before the introduction of positioning technologies in agriculture practices such as global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), data collection and management were time-consuming and labor-intensive tasks. Today, due to the introduction of advanced technologies, precise information on the performance of agricultural machines, and smaller autonomous vehicles such as robot mowers, can be collected in a relatively short time. The aim of this work was to track the performance of a robot mower in various turfgrass areas of an equal number of square meters but with four different shapes by using real-time kinematic (RTK)-GNSS devices, and to easily extract data by a custom built software capable of calculating the distance travelled by the robot mower, the forward speed, the cutting area, and the number of intersections of the trajectories. These data were then analyzed in order to provide useful functioning information for manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and practitioners. The path planning of the robot mower was random and the turfgrass area for each of the four shapes was 135 m2 without obstacles. The distance travelled by the robot mower, the mean forward speed, and the intersections of the trajectories were affected by the interaction between the time of cutting and the shape of the turfgrass. For all the different shapes, the whole turfgrass area was completely cut after two hours of mowing. The cutting efficiency decreased by increasing the time, as a consequence of the increase in overlaps. After 75 minutes of cutting, the efficiency was about 35% in all the turfgrass areas shapes, thus indicating a high level of overlapping.

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-141
Author(s):  
Adarsh Kumar Kakar
Keyword(s):  
Feature Selection ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Engineering Product ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Software Product

When making a decision to add features to an existing software product in response to feature requests posted in user forums, it is important to pursue only those changes that deliver value to both the user and the producer. But selecting critical user requirements expressed as features requests is a challenging task. While excluding a high value requirement may mean losing customers to a competing product, including a requirement that is unneeded increases time to market and introduces unnecessary costs and complexity in the product. Keeping these issues in focus, promising methods of feature selection were first identified from a review of requirements engineering, product development and quality literatures. An empirical study was then conducted to investigate the efficacy of methods in separating the vital few user feature requests from the trivial many posted in user forums without adversely impacting user satisfaction. The result of the empirical study demonstrates that the Kano survey method has potential in separating the wheat from the chaff. The reasons for this finding is empirically investigated and discussed.

scholarly journals Integrated collaboration capabilities for competitive aircraft design

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 ◽  
pp. 00015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Baalbergen ◽  
Wim Lammen ◽  
Nikita Noskov ◽  
Pier-Davide Ciampa ◽  
Erwin Moerland
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Aircraft Design ◽  
Aircraft Industry ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Short Time ◽  
The Eu

Airlines need to continuously extend and modernise their fleets, to keep up with the challenges of air-travel growth, competition, green, safe and secure operations, and growing passenger demands. As a result, the aircraft industry and its supply chain have to manage the growing needs for cost-efficient and complex aircraft in increasingly shorter time. Meanwhile they face their own challenges, such as certification and global competition. Quick evaluation of promising new technologies and concepts facilitates a short time to market. However, the required innovations are costly and risky, and require involvement of many experts from different disciplines and partners. Increasing the level of collaboration within the aircraft industry and its supply chain will be an essential step forward to deal with the challenges. Developing modern aircraft in an increasingly cost and time efficient manner in a collaborative set-up however requires step changes. The EU-funded Horizon2020 project AGILE has developed methods and tools for efficient and cross-organisation collaborative aircraft design, facilitating the rapid evaluation of new technologies and concepts at the early stages of aircraft development. This paper describes the capabilities and illustrates the successful integrated application of the capabilities by means of a collaborative aircraft rudder design evaluation.

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