2 Development Processes and Organizations
2 Development Processes and Organizations
Teaching materials to accompany: Product Design and Development Chapter 2 Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger 5th Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2012.
Mission Statement
Development Plan
Perform Economic Analysis Benchmark Competitive Products Build and Test Models and Prototypes
Concept Review
Production Approval
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Solution Approach
Concept for solutions DFX
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Concept development
A description of the form, function, and features of a product A set of specifications An economic justification of the project.
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Detailed design
Complete specification of the geometry, materials, and tolerances of each of the unique parts Identification of all standard parts to be purchased. Establishment of a process plan and tooling
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Production ramp-up
The product is made using the intended production system. To train the work force and to work out any remaining problems in the production processes.
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Concept Review
Design
Test
Front-end of PD need not be a fuzzy process. Structured methods exist for each process step (see text chapters 4 to 8). This is not strictly sequential -- generally a parallel and iterative process.
Project Registration
Concept Definition
Preliminary Design
Final Design
Product Verification
Process Verification
Launch
Post-Launch Assessment
RP 0
RP 1
RP 2
RP 3
RP 4
RP 5
RP 6
RP 7
RP 8
Organizational types
Strict functional organization Strict project organization Matrix organization
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Matrix organization
A hybrid of functional and project organizations Each individual is linked to others according to both the project they work on and their functions Each has two supervisors: project manager and functional manager. Two variants of the matrix organizations
Heavyweight project organization (i.e., strong project links). Lightweight project organization (strong functional links).
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Organizational linkages
Reporting relationship Financial arrangement Physical layout.
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Other Images
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Variants
Market-pull products
The firm finds a market opportunity and a technology to meet customer's needs. Thermo care.
Technology-push products
The firm begins with a new technology and then finds a market for it. Glue for post-it.
Platform products
Use of a proven technology platform to build a new product. Instant film used in Polaroid cameras.
Process-intensive products
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Variants
Customized products
Build a new product by varying existing configurations.
High-risk products
Intensive and early test and analysis
Quick-build products
Rapid modeling & prototyping at testing phase
Complex systems
Subsystems and integration worked by teams
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Adaptation
(adapt to new conditions)
Application
(apply a proven technology to a new area)
analysis of properties
(thorough analysis of an existing design to improve)
Brainstorming
(find many solutions to a problem)
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Questioning
(apply a system of questions to produce mental simulation)
mental experiment
(observe an idealized mental model at work)
Exercise (Analysis of Properties) Focus on materials selection for an existing product Steps: 1. Examine each component of a product (an incandescent bulb, stapler, can opener).
2. Break the product or decompose it, avoiding injury to eyes or hands and damage to the other components. 3. Construct and complete a table consisting the following items on its columns. a. list each component of the product b. define the function of each component c. identify the material used d. reason why it was selected e. select possible alternative. 4. List five failure mechanisms
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