Implementing Concurrent Engineering in Small Companies

Susan Skalak9780824707620, 0-8247-0762-1

Highlights an easy to follow methodology through five design phases that will eliminate the need for costly consultants and promote environmentally friendly solutions.

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Table of contents :
IMPLEMENTING CONCURRENT ENGINEERING IN SMALL COMPANIES……Page 1
PREFACE……Page 9
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……Page 10
CHAPTER 3 A CONCURRENT ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY……Page 12
CHAPTER 5 PROCESS DESIGN: STEPS AND TOOLS……Page 13
CHAPTER 6 TAILORING THE METHODOLOGIES……Page 14
CHAPTER 9 IMPLEMENTING CONCURRENT ENGINEERING……Page 15
APPENDIX D……Page 16
CONTENTS……Page 0
2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND CE……Page 17
2.1.1 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES……Page 18
2.1.2 TEAMS AND TEAMWORK……Page 20
2.1.3 DO YOU HAVE A VISION?……Page 24
2.2 BARRIERS TO CHANGE……Page 26
2.4 SUMMARY……Page 28
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 29
3.1 AN OVERVIEW OF CE METHODOLOGY……Page 30
3.1.1 THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MODEL……Page 31
3.2 PRODUCT AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT TEAMS……Page 32
3.2.2 THE NEW TECHNOLOGY TEAM……Page 36
3.2.4 THE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM……Page 41
3.2.5 THE PRODUCT TEAM……Page 42
3.3 DEVELOPMENT PHASES……Page 43
3.4 SUMMARY……Page 46
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 47
CHAPTER 4 PRODUCT DESIGN: STEPS AND TOOLS……Page 48
4.1.1 IDENTIFY NEEDS……Page 50
4.1.2 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS……Page 52
4.1.3 PLAN DEVELOPMENT TASKS……Page 53
4.2.1 DEFINE ARCHITECTURE/FUNCTIONS AND ASSIGN SUB-TEAMS……Page 57
4.2.2 GENERATE CONCEPTS……Page 65
4.2.4 EVALUATE CONCEPTS……Page 67
4.2.5 INTEGRATE CONCEPTS……Page 70
4.3.1 DEFINE ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS……Page 71
4.3.3 VIRTUAL MODELING……Page 74
4.3.4 DESIGN REVIEW……Page 76
4.3.5 PROTOTYPING……Page 77
4.3.6 DETAIL DESIGN……Page 78
4.4 THE PRODUCTION PREPARATION PHASE……Page 79
4.4.2 FIELD TRIALS……Page 80
4.4.3 PILOT PRODUCTION……Page 81
4.4.4 PRODUCTION VALIDATION……Page 82
SUGGESTED READING……Page 84
CHAPTER 5 PROCESS DESIGN: STEPS AND TOOLS……Page 86
5.1.1 IDENTIFY NEEDS……Page 90
5.1.3 PLAN DEVELOPMENT TASKS……Page 92
5.2 THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE……Page 94
5.2.1.1 DEFINE ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONS AND ASSIGN SUB-TEAMS……Page 95
5.2.1.3 DESIGN LINE LAYOUT……Page 98
5.2.1.5 INTEGRATE CONCEPTS……Page 100
5.2.2 THE TESTING MODEL……Page 101
5.2.3 THE PACKAGING MODEL……Page 103
5.3 THE DESIGN PHASE……Page 104
5.3.2 EMBODIMENT DESIGN……Page 106
5.3.3 VENDOR SELECTION AND APPROVAL……Page 110
5.3.5 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS……Page 112
5.3.7 LINE SIMULATION……Page 113
5.3.9 DESIGN VERIFICATION……Page 115
5.4.1 PROCUREMENT……Page 116
5.4.3 EQUIPMENT INTEGRATION……Page 118
5.4.6 DOCUMENTATION……Page 119
5.4.8 PILOT PRODUCTION……Page 120
5.4.9 PRODUCTION VALIDATION……Page 124
5.4.10 RELEASE TO PRODUCTION……Page 125
5.5.1 PRODUCTION……Page 126
5.5.2 DISTRIBUTION……Page 127
5.5.4 PRODUCT RETIREMENT……Page 128
SUGGESTED READING……Page 130
6.1 TAILORING THE PRODUCT DESIGN METHODOLOGY……Page 132
6.1.1 NEW PROJECT ASSESSMENT……Page 133
6.1.1 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TARGET……Page 140
6.1.2 CREATING THE CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MODEL……Page 141
6.1.4 TAILORING PROCESS EXAMPLE……Page 145
6.2.1 NEW MANUFACTURING PROJECT ASSESSMENT……Page 148
6.2.2 MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT TARGETS……Page 167
6.2.3 CREATING THE CUSTOMIZED MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT MODELS……Page 168
6.2.5 TAILORING PROCESS EXAMPLE……Page 177
REFERENCES……Page 181
CHAPTER 7 ASSESSING RISK IN DESIGN: AN EXAMPLE OF CUSTOMIZATION……Page 183
7.1 THE RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR SHEETMETAL AND PLASTIC PARTS……Page 184
7.1.1 GENERAL QUESTIONS……Page 187
7.1.2 LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS……Page 188
7.1.3 LEVEL TWO QUESTIONS……Page 190
7.1.4 RISK ASSESSMENT GRAPHS……Page 191
7.2 EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF THE RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL……Page 194
7.2.1 DESIGN OF A SHEETMETAL COMPONENT……Page 195
7.2.2 DESIGN OF A PLASTIC COMPONENT……Page 200
REFERENCE……Page 203
CHAPTER 8 INTEGRATING INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY INTO THE CONCURRENT ENGINEERING FRAMEWORK……Page 204
8.1 METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW……Page 205
8.1.1 PRODUCTION AND SERVICE PHASE……Page 206
8.1.2 PROJECT PLANNING PHASE……Page 213
8.1.3 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE……Page 218
8.1.4 DESIGN PHASE……Page 223
8.1.5 PRODUCTION PREPARATION PHASE……Page 226
8.2.1 COMPANY BACKGROUND……Page 227
8.2.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW……Page 228
8.2.3 PRODUCTION AND SERVICE PHASE……Page 229
8.2.4 PROJECT PLANNING PHASE……Page 231
8.2.5 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE……Page 233
8.3 SUMMARY……Page 235
SUGGESTED READING……Page 236
CHAPTER 9 IMPLEMENTING CONCURRENT ENGINEERING……Page 237
9.2 PREPARATION……Page 238
9.2.2 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM……Page 239
9.2.3 CROSS-FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAMS……Page 241
9.5 IMPLEMENTATION EXPANSION……Page 242
9.7 THE BENEFITS……Page 243
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 244
APPENDIX A HOUSE OF QUALITY……Page 245
APPENDIX B RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR SHEETMETAL AND PLASTIC PARTS 1……Page 249
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 1,1……Page 279
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 1,3……Page 280
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 1,4……Page 281
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 1, 5……Page 282
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 2,2……Page 283
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 2, 4……Page 284
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 3,1……Page 285
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 3,3……Page 286
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 3,5……Page 287
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 4,2……Page 288
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 4,4……Page 289
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 4,5……Page 290
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 5,2……Page 291
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 5,4……Page 292
PRODUCT MATRIX ELEMENT 5,5……Page 293
APPENDIX D CONCEPT COMPARISON USING COST AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS……Page 294