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Morrison, Christopher Albert 1972. "Product development process assessment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34711.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000.Also available online at the MIT Theses Online homepage
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96).
For many companies, new product development is a major component of growth. For many luxury goods, such as high-end automobiles, watches, or furniture, product development organizations focus on quality and ultimately, protection of the brand. Frequently, growth is created through incremental improvements to the existing platforms. However, many of these firms choose to expand into other geographic and demographic markets, rather than increase current market share to preserve price premiums and the exclusiveness of the brand. Customers buy the style of these products and firms who have created this style are reluctant to change the process that created it. Quantifying style is nearly impossible and thus, development requires a degree of "magic." However, new products may require more advanced technologies than the current product line and the question arises whether the company's traditional product development model will suffice. Continuous improvement of the development process is required to deliver these new products. However, few methodologies exist to assess and change such a highly ambiguous and cross-functional process. This thesis details a postmortem assessment process using a luxury goods company as a case study. This thesis addresses several areas that are not prevalent in documented processes. The first area is the collection and analysis of quantitative data, especially that which represents a decisionmaking process across the entire organization. The second area is a portfolio view rather than a project by project review. The utilization of this process for the case company led to determination of high leverage such as problem discovery predominantly at the prototype builds, problem prioritization and resolution, and concurrency of development. Cultural ramifications of a style driven company are also explored. Finally, a general framework for improvement across the organization is presented along with a discussion of the implementation process.
by Christopher Albert Morrison.
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Wang, Priscilla H. (Priscilla Hwa-Mei) 1976. "Emergent product development process structures." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9055.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-71).
Advances in communications technology have introduced the potential to transform the product development process from a static system to one that evolves dynamically on a product-by-product basis. New design environments are providing a simulation and service marketplace that allows participants to flexibly define and change relationships, thus causing the development process to emerge with the definition and detailing of the product. The emergent nature of this new environment increases the need to dynamically monitor and potentially manage the resulting product development process structures. A software tool is designed to analyze the structure of product development systems. The tool extracts information related to process, organization, and design structure in the form of a Design Structure Matrix. As a part of the DOME (Distributed Object-based Modeling Environment) prototype system, the tool automatically analyzes the information flow structure in an integrated product design model. A case study concerning the design of an automotive door window system is used to demonstrate the tool and to explore the transformation from a static, centralized product development process to an emergent, distributed process.
by Priscilla H. Wang.
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Kacandes, Peter N. "Product development process postmortem assessment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42806.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and, Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-81).
by Peter N. Kacandes.
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Serra, Marco 1968. "Evolving the product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91755.
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Daley, John. "Autonomic product development process automation /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1958.pdf.
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Daley, John E. "Autonomic Product Development Process Automation." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/965.
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Market globalization and mass customization requirements are forcing companies towards automation of their product development processes. Many task-specific software solutions provide localized automation. Coordinating these local solutions to automate higher-level processes requires significant software maintenance costs due to the incompatibility of the software tools and the dynamic nature of the product development environment. Current automation methods do not provide the required level of flexibility to operate in this dynamic environment. An autonomic product development process automation strategy is proposed in order to provide a flexible, standardized approach to product development process automation and to significantly reduce the software maintenance costs associated with traditional automation methods. Key elements of the strategy include a formal approach to decompose product development processes into services, a method to describe functional and quality attributes of services, a process modeling algorithm to configure processes composed of services, a method to evaluate process utility based on quality metrics and user preferences, and an implementation that allows a user to instantiate the optimal process. Because the framework allows a user to rapidly reconfigure and select optimal processes as new services are introduced or as requirements change, the framework should reduce burdensome software maintenance costs associated with traditional automation methods and provide a more flexible approach.
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Kihlander, Ingrid. "Concept decisions in product development process." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Machine Design (Div.), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-10685.
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Successful concept decisions are crucial for product development organisations. Failure in theconcept decision-making process means costly rework, requiring resources that could havebeen spent on innovative work with new products instead. This licentiate thesis tackles theconcept decision-making process and how to improve it. The research presented here is thefirst part of a research project, with an action research approach, that will develop newsupporting working procedures for concept decision making and thereby contribute to moresuccessful products.Empirical studies were conducted in Swedish industrial practice, particularly focusing oneorganisation, and it was found that concept decisions are not made at a certain point in time.Instead, many decisions and activities, on several organisational levels, were adding up to theconcept decisions in the investigated organisations. The concept decision-making process wasfound to be a web of interconnected activities, with many decisions integrated and embedded in the process. Itwas also found that both formal and informal factors influence the concept decision-makingprocess and main factors were identified as: Project and product request, Supporting structures androutines, Individual competence and driving forces, Teamwork and company culture and Contextualcircumstances. These factors represent different perspectives, meaning on what level theyinfluence concept decision making: individual, team, project, organisation, and context, and in orderto create improvements in the concept decision-making process all levels have to beconsidered. The knowledge of the different perspectives has implications for howimprovements should be designed.Larger product developing companies do often have internally defined formal workingprocedures that prescribe how to develop products within the company. The thesis discusseshow the internal working procedures relate to academic theory and to practice. It wasconcluded that internal formal working procedures has not been discussed in a sufficient wayin earlier engineering design research. Furthermore, means for improving the concept decisionmakingprocess are discussed, and it was concluded, based on interviews with practitioners,that the strongest pragmatic means for improvement were developing mindset and applyingmethods. Mindset addresses the awareness, attitude and approach needed for management (andco-workers) working in early product development phases. Methods mainly addresses the needfor having relevant supporting working procedures in general and templates for evaluationalternative solutions in particular. Finally, recommendations for future design of a template forevaluation alternative solutions are presented.
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THONALIKKUDY, RAGHAVAN ARUN. "Combination of the Product Development process in Biomimicry process." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-38355.
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The aim of this thesis is to develop a new process of product design, also an introduction to the example of an industrial sector in the context of new product development concept. In this thesis, the concept of new product development is examined and the different stages of the process of the tensile machine, testing base frame development are analyzed considering its objectives, implemented procedures, functions and responsibilities division. New product development approach is necessary for the creation of products that assure the need of industrial customers and differentiate the company from the competition. The traditional product development approach based on concept development, validation, and manufacturing phases, has been outdone and the present most used and successful approach is the one that integrates stages and functions. The aim of this paper is to present the process of a new product, an introduction to the example of a base frame tensile machine in the context of new product development (NPD) concept.
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Hooi, Leng Lee. "Application of product data management within the product development process." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2002. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/14688/.
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Manufacturing companies need to be able to respond to customer demand quickly and accurately. This requires the capability to manage product data effectively. Product Data Management (PDM) systems have been identified as a solution to deliver this capability by providing the right information to the right people at the right time and in the right format. The foundation of this research is that the concept of PDM is relevant and important within the product development process. This research focuses upon how the PDM concept is applied in practice to define and configure products and how it can be integrated with other major information systems to enable an enterprise wide information system. To enable the research aim, an extensive review of literature was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of PDM in enhancing the product definition process and in creating an interface between different business functional areas. A survey ofPDM system usage was undertaken aimed at identifying the current level of PDM usage within manufacturing enterprises in the UK. This was followed up by three industrial case studies to provide some degrees of validation of the results obtained. A need for effective one time order capture was identified from the three case studies which led to the development of a model specification for a late product configuration tool. A prototype system was produced to validate the design specification and was successfully demonstrated to a collaborating company. During the submission of this thesis, the collaborating company and the university are working on funding a project to pursue with its implementation. The work undertaken has firmly established the relevance ofPDM within the product development process and the importance of effective interfaces between PDM and other manufacturing information systems. The research will be of interest to small and medium sized manufacturing companies searching solutions for improving the management of their product data to enhance product definition and configuration.
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Kvistedal, Dan. "Product development process at Scania engine manufacturing." Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-132237.
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Manufacturing companies today experience a more competitive market than ever, with increased demands on customization, quality and shorter life cycles. Shorter life cycles makes time to market for new products a crucial factor in retaining or even gaining market share. Many companies have structured their product development process to have a systematic work method that is integrated with other functions in the company such as production, purchasing and marketing. At Scania this work started during the 1980’s and has been ongoing with continuous improvements ever since. Due to increased demands from a more competitive market the need to structure the participation of the production units in the product development process to shorten the lead time of product development projects. This study aims to investigate how the engine production unit at Scania can be integrated in the product development process as early as possible. By studying literature in the area of product development, a general picture of the product development process has been obtained, as well as some methods for integrating production and design departments during the product development process. A comparative case study has been performed at Scania, Sandvik Coromant and Atlas Copco Rock Drills. Their internal product development processes has been mapped as well as their organizations and roles connected to the development and introduction of new products. The interface between production and design has been investigated with focus on meeting forums, information exchange and other work methods that are established within the companies. As a result some recommendations have been given to Scania on how to improve the participation of the engine production in the product development process. The recommendations start with educating the staff on already existing methods in process planning and the product development process. Secondly the engine manufacturing at Scania must decide to invest time and resources in developing their internal development process. The development of the engine manufacturing internal product development process should start with the general product development process at Scania, secondly it should focus on aligning the activities in process planning with the phases of the general product development process. Finally more detailed activities should be defined under each phase with clear defined responsibilities and lead times. By defining an internal product development process Scania’s engine manufacturing will be better prepared to participate in product development projects. By having defined activities, responsibilities and lead times it will be easier to contribute to the planning of the product development project, aswell as it will be easier to allocate project resources internally. Keywords: product development, production, time to market, manufacturability, ScaniaFöretag i den tillverkande industrin befinner sig i en marknad med hårdare konkurrens än någonsin, med ökade krav på kundanpassade produkter, kvalitet och kortare produktlivscykler. Kortare livscykel gör Time to market för nya produkter till en avgörande faktor för att bibehålla eller till och med vinna marknadsandelar. Många företag har strukturerat sin produktutvecklingsprocess för att ha ett systematiskt arbetssätt där konstruktion är integrerat med andra funktioner inom företaget så som produktion, inköp och marknad. Scania påbörjade sitt arbete med att strukturera produktutvecklingsprocessen under 1980-talet och har utvecklat det med ständiga förbättringar sedan dess. På grund av hårdare krav från en mer konkurrenskraftig marknad har man sett behovet att strukturera hur produktionsenheterna deltar i produktutvecklingsprocessen för att nå kortare ledtider i produktutvecklingsprojekt. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka hur motortillverkningen på Scania kan integreras i produktutvecklingsprocessen så tidigt som möjligt. Genom att studera litteratur inom produktutveckling har en allmän bild av produktutvecklingsprocessen erhållits, dessutom har några metoder för att integrera produktion och konstruktion i produktutvecklingsprocessen. En jämförande fallstudie har genomförts på Scania, Sandvik Coromant och Atlas Copco Rock Drills. Deras interna produktutvecklingsprocesser har kartlagts samt deras organisationer och roller kopplade till utveckling och introduktion av nya produkter. Gränssnittet mellan produktion och konstruktion har undersökts med fokus på mötesforum, informationsutbyte och andra arbetssätt som är etablerade inom företagen. Som ett resultat har rekommendationer getts till Scania på hur man kan förbättra deltagandet från motortillverkningen i produktutvecklingsprocessen. Rekommendationerna inleder med utbildning av personalen i befintliga arbetsmetoder, främst gällande produktionsberedning, men även produktutvecklingsprocessen. Nästa steg som rekommenderas är för motortillverkningen att investera tid och resurser för att utveckla en intern produktutvecklingsprocess. Utvecklingen av en intern produktutvecklingsprocess bör starta med att titta på Scanias globala produktutvecklingsprocess, efter det bör aktiviteterna i produktionsberedningsprocessen linjeras med faserna i produktutvecklingsprocessen. Till slut bör detaljerade aktiviteter i varje fas definieras med tydliga ansvarsfördelningar och ledtider. Genom att definiera en intern produktutvecklingsprocess kommer Scanias motortillverkning vara bättre förberedda för att delta aktivt i produktutvecklingsprojekt. När aktiviteter, ansvarsfördelning och ledtider är definierade blir det lättare att delta aktivt i planeringen av produktutvecklingsprojekt, samtidigt som det även kommer vara lättare att tilldela interna resurser till projektet. Nyckelord: produktutveckling, produktion, time to market, bearbetbarhet, Scania
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Nguyen, Dat Anh. "Customer involvement in new product development process." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-34964.
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Purpose – Evaluate the four popular communication methods to involve customers in the NPD process from customers’ perspective (In this thesis, the four chosen communication methods are: Quality Function Deployment, Prototype, Idea Generation Activities and Lead-user Involvement). Design/Methodology/Approach – This is a quantitative research which used questionnaire to collect data. The questionnaire form is distributed online to respondents. Findings – The findings show the comparison between the four communication methods. The differences are measured and analyzed using measurement system from Zaichkowsky (1985) including: Interests, Needs and Values. Research Limitations – This thesis face limitation regarding the chosen sample. In addition to that language is also one of the major obstacles. Managerial Implications – The findings provide companies with evaluation regarding option for communication method to increase customer involvement degree. Originality/Value – This research is unique in a way that the author filtered the four most popular communication methods based on reviewed articles then conducted an evaluation on these methods. The evaluation is performed based on customers’ perspective which has not been done before. This thesis provides a new perspective on how firms should look at customers’ involvement.
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Mueller, Mark Helgaard. "Self-evaluation of the product development process." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.299984.
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Chase, James P. (James Patrick) 1975. "Value creation in the product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82217.
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Vander, Wel Michael M. (Michael Marcus) 1967. "Product development process assessment at Company D." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84230.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2001.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 58).
by Michael M. Vander Wel.
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Gowland, Darren. "Performance measurement in the product development process." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/16519.
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The intention of the programme was to evaluate Product Development (PD) strategies within the automotive industry and to identify areas in which improvements could be made in PD project performance that would also provide a business opportunity for the author's employer RLE International (RLE). The research is principally concerned with the automotive industry but also has broader applications within similar industries. The research was undertaken via three projects. Project 1 involved a study of the structure, drivers and trends within the automotive industry. The aim was to assess the implications for PD in the automotive industry and identify significant issues where opportunities for improvement existed. The outcome was a portrayal of an industry under extreme competitive pressure and waiting for something to change but without a clear future state. What was apparent was that the competitive pressures, and thus the need to deliver more products without significantly increased resources, were not going to abate in the near future. PD has to 'deliver more with less' but a definition of success and its associated measures in terms of the PD process is difficult to frame. Therefore, the aim of project 2 focused on performance measurement of the PD process by assessing four internationally diverse development projects carried out by the author's employer with four discrete customers. The projects were all different in their content and were carried out in different countries, i.e. USA, Germany, India and Sweden. Whilst customer specific and cultural aspects of the projects differed, the significant issue identified via the research was common across all the projects. Traditional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of cost, time and scope were used but failed to predict issues in project delivery. The key finding was that if project information did not flow as originally planned then resources were wasted resulting in time and cost over-runs. Project 3 researched alternative solutions to the issue of monitoring information flow and proposes a specific method of indicating the likelihood of success in a project by identifying new PD measurement techniques to be used within the automotive PD process. This new measurement criterion of information flow provides a predictive tool that significantly enhances the project control process. The predictive method of information flow tracking developed is new to the automotive PD profession. It was trialled on an existing project and was shown to identify specific issues with the Work-in-Progress (WIP) not found by traditional project management methods. The resulting indication of issues enabled the organisation's management to have a substantially different insight and understanding of project performance at a given point in time and therefore enabled immediate changes in resource allocation to improve project performance. The implementation of these changes as a result of the adoption of information flow monitoring resulted in significantly improved project KPI performance. The contribution of this new PD management method has the potential to significantly impact the competitiveness of any company involved in the design and development process. Its benefits include improved understanding of project performance indicators, powerful predictive attributes resulting in better utilisation of company resources and reductions in both project costs and lead times.
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Johansson, Henrik. "Analysis information in the product development process." Licentiate thesis, Luleå, 1999. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-25763.
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Aleixo, Gonçalo Granja. "Risk management of new product development process." Master's thesis, FCT - UNL, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/2577.
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Dissertation submitted to Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of Universidade Nova de Lisboa for the achievement of Integrated Master´s degree in Industrial Management EngineeringWinners in today´s global changing environment, are those who continuously pursuit innovations in order to guarantee their sustainability. If in the presence of a certain environment many enterprises makes enormous mistakes, in an uncertain environment as the development of innovations, these mistakes will be multiplied. Moreover, since little effort has been made in developing empirical models, metrics and tools to manage risks in product development, this work aspires to satisfy the necessity of high-tech enterprises with a useful and pragmatic approach to manage the risks of their new product development (NPD) process. Besides it provides for enterprise´s innovation life cycle, a NPD risk management methodology with efficient techniques to manage risks in advance and during the development of new products, it will provide a new conceptualization of enterprises’ innovation and NPD process, for supporting future research in the innovation field. This master thesis will explore the innovation field, revealing that radical and incremental innovations are complementary during the innovation life cycle and accomplished through distinct process of developing new products. Through this new perspective, this work succeed in providing a NPD risk management model for both type of innovations aiming a universal best practice to identify, analyze, and manage risks in the NPD process.
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Backlund, Daniel. "Product cost analysis in early stages of a product development process." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-18984.
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På en global marknad med allt tightare vinstmarginaler har fokus på produktkostnad ökat. I produktutvecklingsprocessen har ett allt större behov av förbättrade arbetssätt kring produktkostnadskalkylering uppstått för att företag skall vara konkurrenskraftiga. Produktkostnad är en väsentlig del av ett företags kostnadsmassa. Under en produktutvecklingsprocess tidiga skeden saknas ofta etablerade metoder och processer för beräkning av produktens kostnad. Speciellt svårt är det att uppskatta produktkostnad i tidiga faser av produktutvecklingsprocessen då osäkerheten kring konstruktionen är stor. Detta kan få till följd att till exempel avsaknad av vetskap kring materialkostnad eller investeringsbehov uppstår. Målet med denna uppsats är att hjälpa, utvärdera och supportera kring förbättringar av arbetssätt inom produktutvecklingsprojekten när det kommer till produktkostnadskalkylering. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att skapa en passande finansiell modell som kan användas vid val av koncept i tidiga stadier av produktutvecklingsprocessen för att säkerställa högsta möjliga lönsamhet för Volvo Construction Equipment. För att lösa detta problem så har insamling av teori i form av böcker, artiklar samt rapporter genomförts med fokus på produktutveckling och produktkostnad. Teoristudien påvisade mycket material kring produktutvecklingsprocessen men mindre kring detaljerad produktkostnadskalkylering. Den empiriska delen har genomförts i samarbete med Volvo Construction Equipment med syfte att få ökad förståelse för problemställningar i dess verkliga miljö. Från intervjuer, dokumentation samt övrig insamling så påvisades att förbättringspotential fanns kring produktkostnadskalkylering i tidiga faser av produktutvecklingsprojekt. För ytterligare ökad förståelse genomfördes en strukturerad jämförelse samt en diskussion kring respektive område av teori och empiri. Resultatet av jämförelsen visar att Volvo Construction Equipments hantering av problem korrelerar med den teori som existerar i uppsatsen. I de situationer där Volvo avviker från teorin så finns orsaker till att företaget inte väljer att följa denna. För att förbättra processen kring produktutveckling och produktkostnadskalkylering på Volvo Construction Equipment skapades en kalkylmodell. Modellen applicerades konkret i ett pågående produktutvecklingsprojekt i företaget och gav möjlighet till uppföljning av utvecklingen av produktkostnaden under de olika faserna av projektet.On a global market with tighter gross margins the focus on product cost have increased. A demand for improved methods within product cost calculations in the product development process is important to sustain competitive. Product cost is a vital part of a company’s cost base. During a product development process early stage there is often a lack of established methods and processes for calculation of the product cost. Especially difficult is it to estimate product cost in early stages of the product development process when the uncertainty around the construction of the product is big. That might lead to lack of knowledge around material cost and need of investments occur. The goal with this thesis is to help, evaluate and support around improvements within the product development projects when it comes to product cost calculation. The purpose of this thesis is to create a suitable financial model that is applicable when choosing concept in early stages of the product development process to sustain highest possible profitability for Volvo Construction Equipment. To solve this problem a collection of theory in form of books, articles and reports has been made with focus on product development and product cost. The theory part showed a lot of material around the product development process but less data around detailed product cost calculation. The empirical part has been created in cooperation with Volvo Construction Equipment with purpose to increase knowledge for problems in its natural environment. From interviews, documentations and other collection has shown that improvement potential was found for product cost calculations in early stages of product development project. For further increased understanding a structured comparison and a discussion around each area of theory and empirical data was created. The result of the comparison shows that Volvo Construction Equipment’s handling of problems correlates with the theory that exists in the thesis. To improve the process with product development and product cost calculation at Volvo Construction Equipment a calculation model was created. The model was applied in a real product development project in the company and gave opportunity for estimations of the development of the product cost during the different stages of the project.
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Dong, Xiaoqin 1971. "Improving efficiency in product and process development : a case study on a consumer products creation process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28502.
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Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-60).
This research examines how an athletic footwear company should establish its new product development and launch process to eliminate wastes in the processes and improve the time to market. Currently, it typically takes an athletic footwear company twelve months to introduce new product samples. Retailers place orders after they see samples, however they will not receive and sell the shoes in their retail stores until six months later. The total process from an idea generated to the time when the final products launch takes eighteen months. While this system is set up due to historical reasons, forward looking management teams in the industry see a lot of inefficiencies in it, especially when athletic footwear becomes more and more fashion driven. Why should retailers stick to this advance buying pattern where they take big risks predicting the market six months ahead of time? What if this advance buying pattern is eliminated for whatever reasons? How companies can improve their new products launch process to make them prepared for the possible new challenges in the future? This research studies the new product development process in a large athletic footwear company (Hereinafter US-Footwear). Recommendations include adopting a systematic new products development framework to shorten the time to market. Specifically, this systematic roadmap will force companies to redefine milestones and key activities; this approach will also form a "funnel" screening and informed decision making mechanism. Consequently, companies would be able to eliminate non-value added activities and focus their valuable resources only on the most winning products. It will thus provide companies huge potential to shorten the time to market by doing fewer activities, fewer products and by greatly
(cont.) reducing iterative design changes. Lastly, the author believes that fashion business in general could benefit by adopting the similar approach.
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Van, Zyl Wiehann. "The new product development process : small firm success by studying larger firms." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/925.
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Härkönen, J. (Janne). "Improving product development process through verification and validation." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2009. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514291661.
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The workload of Verification and Validation (V&V) has increased constantly in the high technology industries. The changes in the business environment, with fast time-to-market and demands to decrease research and development costs, have increased the importance of efficient product creation process, including V&V. The significance of the V&V related know-how and testing is increasing in the high tech business environment. As a consequence, companies in the ICT sector have pressures for improving product development process and verification and validation activities. The main motive for this research arises from the fact that the research has been scarce on verification and validation from product development process perspective.
This study approaches the above mentioned goal from four perspectives: current challenges and success factors, V&V maturity in different NPD phases, benchmarking automotive sector, and shifting the emphasis of NPD efforts.
This dissertation is qualitative in nature and is based on interviewing experienced industrial managers, reflecting their views against scientific literature. The researcher has analysed the obtained material and made conclusions.
The main implications of this doctoral dissertation can be concluded as a visible need to shift the emphasis of V&V activities to early NPD. These activities should be viewed and managed over the entire NPD process. There is a need for companies to understand the V&V maturity in different NPD phases and develop activities based on this understanding. Verification and validation activities must be seen as an integral element for successful NPD. Benchmarking other sectors may enable identifying development potential for NPD process. The automotive sector being a mature sector, has developed practices for successfully handling requirements during NPD. The role of V&V is different in different NPD phases. Set-based type V&V can provide required understanding during early product development. In addition, developing parallel technological alternatives and platforms during early NPD also support shifting the emphasis towards earlier development phases.
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Chronéer, Diana. "Product development in process industry: changes and consequences /." Luleå, 2005. http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1544/2005/20.
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Jankowiak, Nancy Riley 1971. "Applying system dynamics to the product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88322.
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Kimball-Zwetchkenbaum, Linne. "Pilot process development for a medical diagnostic product." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36479.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1994, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1994.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 73).
by Linne Kimball-Zwetchkenbaum.
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Hague, Douglas C. (Douglas Charles) 1967. "Description of a turbofan engine product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29164.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2001.Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125).
This research explores what requirements are necessary for the development of a turbofan engine and how they evolve through the product development cycle. This work utilizes a parameter-based design structure matrix (DSM) to define the interfaces and interdependencies present in a large commercial aircraft propulsion system. The DSM was developed from the system level to the module level allowing one to examine the assumptions made throughout the entire life cycle of the product. The work utilizes the system-level DSM to show the similarities between the turbofan engine product development process (PDP) and the software spiral product development process. This work examines the parameter-based DSM in each of the design phases and attempts to understand the assumptions made in each phase and how the assumptions change as the product proceeds through the development cycle. By examination of the DSM, it was found that program goals and requirements lead to an initial set of design parameters. These design parameters are then iterated until a satisfactory product defamation is developed. Each stage concludes with the integration and testing of that stages work. In all stages risk management occurs and with the necessary revision of the program plan for subsequent stages (not in the system-level DSM). The work shows that the PDP for a turbofan engine can be viewed as a spiral process. The thesis then suggests that, in general, the current industry practices for the development of complex physical systems have similarity to the spiral framework for development of software.
by Douglas C. Hague.
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Hix, Charles E. 1964, and Eric B. 1964 Kittleson. "Leveraging manufacturing process capability in integrated product development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50403.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74).
by Charles E. Hix, Eric B. Kittleson.
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Bromberg, Matthew F. (Matthew Fox) 1970. "Modeling design rework in a product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34712.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38).
Managing the product development process is of vital concern to corporations. A critical aspect of product development that negatively impacts program cost and timing is rework. Unfortunately, in large organizations with successive development cycles, the product, process and organizational complexity preclude simple solutions. Even given sufficient data, many organizations do not understand what constitutes good and bad performance relative to rework. Through research at General Motors Truck Product Group, a model was developed that forecasts expected total rework. The model assumes rework is a function of: 1) The product portfolio and timing; 2) The complexity of each product program; 3) The pattern of rework over time for product programs; 4) The "lifecycle age" of each product program. The model has four potential uses: A) To aid in portfolio/project planning; B) To provide a rework performance baseline for management; C) To evaluate initiatives with regards to their impact on design rework; D) To identify leverage targets for management attention and improvement.
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Chronéer, Diana. "Product development in process industry : changes and consequences." Doctoral thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Industriell Ekonomi, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-18641.
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This thesis addresses the issue of product development in Process Industry, and it is presented in the form of six appended papers together with an extended summary. Product development in Process Industry is not widely researched upon, and even less in the Swedish process Industry. For these reasons, the focus of this thesis is specifically on product development in Swedish Process Industry and on some of the consequences of a changed perspective in product development work in Process Industry. The selected research strategy has been a combination of exploratory interviews and a survey. The main academic contribution of the research is the elaboration of some of the implications of a changed perspective in development work for Swedish process industries. One contribution is that an analysis of the entire supply chain for a process-based company and its actors can facilitate this change towards a more product-focused development. Further, this thesis shows that the two disciplines; Management of Technology and Supply Chain Management can together emphasise some of the aspects that must be highlighted in order to understand and create effective product development in Process Industry. The main managerial implication of the research is the investigation of a changed perspective for Swedish process-based companies and the implications of such a change. Development managers can facilitate the change towards a more product-oriented focus in development projects by thoroughly view and analyse product development work as a process in the supply chain. Sources of innovation and key actors can be both suppliers (of machine equipment or raw material) and customers (customers and/or end- customers). However, an analysis of vital sources of innovation can require changes in both organization and means to cooperate).Godkänd; 2005; 20061003 (ysko)
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Siddique, A. (Abduraheem). "Supply chain process readiness for rapid product development." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201609092760.
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The changing global market scenario along with intense competition and frequent adaptation to new technologies has created urgency in organisations across all fields to introduce products faster to market. To confront these challenges and complement the organisation’s existing product development process, the concept of Rapid product development (RaDe) has been introduced. RaDe is a development model, which aims to upgrade or redesign the existing products, resulting in new sales items using the existing available supply chain process capability.
The objective of this thesis is to identify and analyse the process framework for supply management, manufacturing & testing, and logistic processes. The framework proposed ensures that the product design is aligned to the existing capability of the selected supply chain processes, supporting the core idea of RaDe. The framework is developed by identifying the overall strategic objectives of the selected supply chain processes. Further, the related product design guidelines and metrics are recognised from the corresponding design for Excellence (DFX) virtues and life phases to align and manage the product design according to the selected the supply chain process goals. The proposed theoretical framework is then analysed at three different case companies’ from various industrial domains to validate their supply chain process maturity level using capability maturity model integration (CMMI) model.
This master thesis is steered in three phases, In the literature review phase the features of the proposed theoretical framework is recognised from the respective supply chain performance measures, product design guidelines and metrics viewpoint, In the empirical phase the current maturity state of the supply chain process of the selected case companies is identified concerning the framework, and in the result and discussion phase the managerial implication and future roadmap to achieve the highest maturity level are suggested based on the proposed framework.
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Philip, Ragnartz, and Axel Staffanson. "Improving the product development process with additive manufacturing." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-40344.
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The following report consists of a master thesis (30 credits) within product development. The thesis is written by Philip Ragnartz and Axel Staffanson, both studying mechanical engineering at Mälardalens University. Developing new components for a production line is costly and time consuming as they must be made from manual measurements and must go through all the conventional manufacturing (CM) steps. Eventual design mistakes will be discovered after the component have been manufactured and tested. To fix the design a completely new component must be designed and therefore double the overall lead time. The purpose of this thesis is to establish how additive manufacturing (AM) can best be used to minimize the cost and lead time in the development of new components. The study was performed by looking at the current product development process in the automotive industry at a large company, here by referred to as company A. 56 components already manufactured at company A´s own tools department was examined and compared to different AM methods. The aim of this was to get a larger pool of data to get an average on production time and cost and see how this differ to the different AM methods. Additionally, two work holders were more closely examined in a case study. Work holder one is a component in the production line that occasionally must be remanufactured. It was examined if this problem could be solved with a desktop plastic printer to hold up for a production batch. Work holder two was the development of a new component, this was to examine the use of printing the component in an early stage impact the development process. The findings from this study is that AM can today not be used in a cost efficient way in manufacturing or development of simple components. This is due to the cost of a metal 3D-printer is still very high, and the building material even higher. This results in components that gets very expensive to make compared to producing them with CM. For design evaluation to be cost efficient there will have to be a design fault in over 12 % of the newly design components for it to be cost effective to print the design for validation before sending it to be manufactured. There are however a lot bigger potential savings in the lead time. Producing the end product with a metal 3D-printer can cut down the lead time up to 85 %. This is thanks to the fact that the printer will produce the component all in one step and therefore not get stuck in between different manufacturing processes. The same goes for design evaluation with printing the component in plastic to confirm the design and not risk having to wait for the component to be manufactured twice. Despite the facts that it is not cost efficient to use AM there are other factors that play an important role. To know that the designed components will work will create a certainty and allow the development process to continue. In some cases it will also allow the designer to improve the design to function better even if the first design would have worked. As AM is expanding machines and build materials will become cheaper. Eventually it will become cheaper to 3D-print even simple components compared to CM. When this occurs, a company cannot simply buy a 3D-printer and make it profitable. There is a learning curve with AM that will take time for the designers to adapt to. Therefore, it is good to start implementing it as soon as possible as it allows for more intricate designs and require experience to do so.
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Wehlin, Camilla. "Optimization-Based Configurators in the Product Development Process." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Maskinkonstruktion, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-176088.
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Requirements from the market on customer responsiveness and pressure on the environmental profiles of companies, both internally and externally, are challenging companies to amend their processes in all possible aspects in order to stay competitive. For product development companies, the challenges often lie in developing and delivering products rapidly, customized and meeting the set requirements. For highly customized products, mass customization is a term describing a company setting in which products meet each customer’s individual requirements but are still produced and delivered at near mass-production efficiency. The concept of mass customization is becoming a prerequisite for the survival of companies within this niche. For more complex engineering products, the complexity increases as new technology is introduced, which needs to be integrated to increase the product’s performance at a rapid pace. Also for complex products, the level of customization is increasing, which motivates the support of tools enabling an increase in customization. In both mass customized and complex products, the obstacles to overcome are the repetitive resource inefficient work, knowledge capture and reuse, uncoordinated processes, and a high number of iterations between departments within the company. This often boils down to the well-established so-called design paradox describing the lack of knowledge about a product and process in the early stages of design, where the design freedom is still high. As knowledge increases throughout the process, the design freedom in contrast shrinks, and the costs of changes increase exponentially. Design automation, design optimization and the use of configurators are all methods used to reduce repetitive work, increase and capture knowledge, and integrate the product development process. This thesis presents how configurators based on optimization can be used and integrated into the product development process of engineering intensive configurable products and components, such as engineer-to-order (ETO) products. Design automation and design optimization have been identified as key building blocks to extend the use of configurators. This has been done in two different application cases within two different research projects, to evaluate how these configurator systems may be modeled and utilized. The first application case concerns the automation of hose routing in vehicles and the second application case concerns spiral staircases intended for mass customization.
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Guldbrandsen, Marianne Norden. "How companies embed non-quantifiable product qualities through their product development process." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2006. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/4024.
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Many consumer products have reached a high level of technical product quality. Rapid adoption of new technologies and access to a global market means that markets are getting saturated. This means that technical differentiation is often not enough to sell a product and products compete more and more on intangible product qualities - these are meant to delight, bring pleasure, be easy to use and to create an experience. These qualities are often difficult to measure in the product using scientific descriptions and numerical measures. This research studies these Non-Quantifiable Product Qualities and the thesis presents research into how companies embed these Non-Quantifiable Product Qualities into their products in an attempt to satisfy their customers. The aim of this research was to gain insight into how large manufacturing companies embed product qualities that are difficult to quantify, by studying their product development process. This was done in two stages, firstly an exploratory study into five case organisations, secondly an in-depth study into three of the original five companies. Fifty interviews with designers, engineers and marketers formed the main source of data, supplemented with observations and document analysis. In the exploratory stage nine initial themes emerged out of data analysis, which then informed the data collection in the descriptive stage. The final output is seven confirmed themes, with 43 major findings and three conceptual models, that describe how companies embed Non-Quantifiable Product Qualities through their product development process. The research has found that the researched companies have some common strategies for embedding Non-Quantifiable Product Qualities. One example is that they will typically seek to translate an emotional response in the customer into measurable product qualities that will evoke such response. It is also common to seek out customer reaction to products during development to ensure successful embedding of Non-Quantifiable Product Qualities.
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Boessenkool, Karel, and Jonathan Meijer. "Development of a Student Bicycle : A methodological design process." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-26821.
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In this report the eight steps in systems engineering process have been followed in order to develop a student bicycle. To successfully make a student bicycle needs and preferences had to be retrieved from the students. This has been done with an online survey. The chosen concept, the Z-frame bicycle includes a unique frame, side kickstand, separate luggage carrier, integrated front light, back light mounted on the luggage carrier, an integrated chain lock, steer lock and a visible serial code on the frame. From a reliability allocation table it is estimated that the first failure that needs maintenance will occur after 226,2 hours of usage. The price of the bicycle is estimated on €189,54 (about 1600 SEK), which is within the requirements. Simulating forces on the frames in SolidWorks showed that the frames are capable of handling the weight and forces that the student produces on the bicycle. Finally the steps that need to be fulfilled to make a working prototype are displayed in a Gantt-chart. The resulted conceptual student bicycle is a good representation of what a student needs and prefers in a bicycle.
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Maxwell, Douglas. "Objective analysis of concurrency in an uncertain development process." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.284912.
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Rintamäki, Julia. "Development of Parking Brake Component : Product Development and Mechanical Design Process." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-20812.
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This report represents the bachelor thesis examination by Julia Kastehelmi Rintamäki. The examination has been performed during spring semester 2013 at Volvo Construction Equipment in Eskilstuna. This report, Development of parking brake component, describes the product development process of the parking brake component for articulated hauler, wheel loader and grader. Volvo CE has problems with the parking brake switch that exist today on articulated hauler, wheel loader and grader. The purpose of this project is to develop one common solution for the parking brake component for articulated hauler, wheel loader and grader. The secondary purpose is to find final concept proposal for each machine. Employees at the Volvo CE were interviewed; they were contacted via e-mail, phone calls and via meetings to get the information about the machines and the information around the parking brake component. Volvo CE databases were also used for gathering information about standards and pictures. Lots of different ideas were sketched and concept proposals were created with the aid of material from marketing analysis, competitor analysis, target group analysis, requirement specification, function analysis, standards and ergonomics. Eight concept proposals were chosen to be evaluated with QFD, Pugh’s matrix and FMEA. Two concepts were most suitable and developed further to three dimensional models with the aid of Solid Works. The different aspects were taken into account when designing and dimensioning the final concepts. Two models were created with the aid of plasticine for figuring out the ergonomics and dimensions of the product. DFM, DFA, DFE, D4S were used for taking into account costs, assembly, dimensions and environmental impacts of this product. One of the concepts could replace the existing parking brake switch and suit in different cabins because of its size and design. This concept can be located on vertical or on horizontal plane. The other final concept solution functions better for the articulated hauler on account of the double function with exhausting brake system activating before parking brake system. Suggestion for next steps for the project could be to make prototypes of the two concepts and test these components in real machines. Also interviewing users for further development of the final concepts and redesign if needed.
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Tandon, Shubhang. "Process reengineering for the product development process at an analytical instrument manufacturer." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/93853.
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Thesis: M. Eng. in Manufacturing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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In an analytical instrument manufacturing company, the new product development process was analyzed with the objective of reducing time to market, to full scale production of new products and to improve project management and communication in the organization. Several problem areas were identified in the study and the thesis focuses mainly on the systems level changes that the organization would have to make in order to address the identified issues. The problem areas in the organization were the lack of categorization of development efforts, lack of a clear project plan to guide the development effort, functional integration issues and the lack of activities for process evolution. In order to address the lack of categorization of development efforts, a categorization strategy based on the product being developed and the associated deviations in the development process for each of the categories are discussed. To tackle the issue of no project plan, an up-front project planning process which should precede the development effort is laid out for the organization along with templates of the tools that could be used as aids in the process. Finally, to address the functional integration challenge, a dedicated development team that would be responsible for the project over the entire project timeline is recommended which would also help in achieving better communication across different functional units working on the same project. It is expected that the up-front work of project planning and development effort categorization would help in reducing the time to market and full scale production by having a more structured and specific development process for the new product and also by appropriately utilizing the existing knowledge in the organization. The other changes are expected to primarily advance the project management and communication challenges faced by the organization.
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Ljungqvist, Ebba, and Johansson Sofia Stegs. "Development of Next Generation Rollator." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-182897.
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Today the county councils in Sweden prescribe rollators, but in the near future, the retail market for rollators will increase simultaneously with increased pressure within customer requirements. Among the users there is an increased awareness and urge to have a rollator that is up to date according to today’s development of the society. Which the current rollators on the market does not do. The demands from the customer have therefore started to change and are increasing within the coming generations. This is a result of the availability and possibility of all types of information regarding the subject. This means that there is a gap on the market that is growing, which leaves room for developing of a new product, to be able to keep up with technological progress. The goal was to deliver a reasonable concept proposal for a new rollator that with further development could be taken on to the next phase of development and production. The work also aims to clarify the next generation’s customer demands. Identify the issues surrounding today's prescriptions of rollators, as well as clarify the values that are imbedded in the product. The work has been based on a method called Pretzel, which is a product developing process developed by the company Scalae. Mapping of the society's value and norms connected to the rollators shows that the biggest problem among people is the early acceptance of the aid, this results in late prescribing of rollators. Which means that unnecessary injury often occurs, that is in not only unfortunately for the injured person but also a big cost for the society. Especially in comparison with the prescription cost of a rollator. These problems are thereby deep-rooted in values that closely connected to the slow development of rollators. The technological development today is extremely fast and new products are launched on the market at increasingly speed. For example, it would be very unusually to have the same model of mobile phone as your mother had when she was young. But when it comes to rollators, it is most possible that you may get the same model as your grandmother. To decrease the resistance against rollators the final concept is inspired by existing products on the market that already are accepted by the society. Although in other contexts, such as strollers and shopping carts. By using design and functions that the user is already are familiar with reach acceptance faster and reduce the risk of injuries. The final concept is called the Dramator and is a hybrid between a shopping cart and a rollator.Idag förskrivs rollator av Landstingen samt kommuner, men inom en snar framtid kan marknaden för retail komma att öka radikalt i samband med att kraven från kunden ökar. Det råder en allt mer ökad medvetenhet och en vilja hos kunden att få en produkt som hänger med i samhällets utveckling, vilket dagens rollatorer inte gör. Då möjligheten och tillgängligheten till all sorts information ökar bidrar detta till att framtida generationer kommer att ställa högre krav på produkten än vad som ställs idag. Detta innebär att det just nu håller på att bildas ett glapp på marknaden och att en ny produkt som hänger med teknikens framfart måste utvecklas. Målet var att komma fram till ett konceptförslag, som sedan skulle kunna tas vidare till nästa fas för vidareutveckling och produktion. Arbetet syftar även till att bringa klarhet i kundkraven hos nästa generation och problem kring dagens förskrivningar, samt klarlägga värderingar som råder kring produkten. Arbetet har utgått från en metod som heter Pretzel, som är en process för degenerering och produktutveckling framtagen av företaget Scalae. Kartläggningen av värderingarna och samhällets syn på rollatorn, visar på problem som resulterar i att många rollatorer utskrivs försent. Detta innebär att onödiga personskador hinner uppkomma som i sin tur kostar samhället mycket pengar i jämförelse med förskrivningskostnaden av en rollator. Problemen ligger djup rotade i värderingar som går hand i hand men den långsamma utvecklingen av rollatorer. Den tekniska utvecklingen går idag oerhört fort och nya produkter lanseras på marknaden med rasande fart. Att till exempel ha samma mobiltelefonmodell som sin mamma är i dagens samhälle högst orimligt, men när det gäller rollatorer kan du till och med få samma modell som din farmor hade.Konceptet är inspirerat av existerande produkter på marknaden som är socialt accepterande, fast i andra sammanhang, så som barnvagnar och klassiska Dramaten-väskan. Genom att använda formspråk och funktioner som användaren redan är bekant med är målet acceptansprocessen för användaren kan kortas ner så att hjälpmedlet kan börja användas i tid och på så sätt minska risken för fallskador. Det slutliga konceptet kallas för Dramatorn och är en hybrid mellan en dramatenväska och en rollator.
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Ahmad, Wasim. "Cost modelling system for lean product and process development." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2012. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7753.
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This PhD project aims to develop a cost modelling system to support lean product and process development. The system enables the designers to assess the design along with associated manufacturing processes and provides decision support at an early development stage. Design assessment at early development stage can help designers to take proactive decisions, eliminate mistakes and enhance product value. The developed cost modelling system to support lean product and process development incorporates three lean product and process development enablers, namely set-based concurrent engineering, knowledge-based engineering, and mistake-proofing (poka-yoke). To facilitate above explained lean enablers, the system architecture contains six modules, six separate groups of database, a CAD modelling system, and a user interface. The system modules are: (i) value identification; (ii) manufacturing process/machines selection; (iii) material selection; (iv) geometric features specification; (v) geometric features and manufacturability assessment; and (vi) manufacturing time and cost estimation. The group of database includes: (i) geometric features database, (ii) material database, (iii) machine database, (iv) geometric features assessment database, (v) manufacturability assessment database, and (vi) previous projects cost database. A number of activities have been accomplished to develop the cost modelling system. Firstly, an extensive literature review related to cost estimation, and lean product and process development was performed. Secondly, a field study in European industry and a case study analysis were carried out to identify current industrial practices and challenges. Thirdly, a cost modelling system to support lean product and process development was developed. Finally, validation of the system was carried out using real life industrial case studies. The system provides a number of benefits, as it enables designers to incorporate lean thinking in cost estimation. It takes into consideration downstream manufacturable process information at an early upstream stage of the design and as a result the designer performs the process concurrently and makes decisions quickly. Moreover, the system helps to avoid mistakes during product features design, material and manufacturing process selection, and process parameters generation; hence it guides toward a mistake-proof product development. The main feature of the system, in addition to manufacturing cost estimation, is set-based concurrent engineering support; because the system provides a number of design values for alternative design concepts to identify the feasible design region. The major contribution of the developed system is the identification and incorporation of three major lean product and process development enablers, namely set-based concurrent engineering, knowledge-based engineering and poka-yoke (mistake-proofing) in the cost modelling system. A quantification method has been proposed to eliminate the weaker solution among several alternatives; therefore only the feasible or strong solution is selected. In addition, a new cost estimation process to support lean product and process development has been developed which assists above explained three lean product and process development enablers.
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Parthasarathy, Sanjay. "Management decision support and the new product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14125.
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Zelkha, Sassan. "Benchmarking of a medical device company's product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79426.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2012.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-90).
In todays' global economy, having a lean operation is no longer considered a competitive edge; rather has become the new necessity and norm [15]. The new source of this competitive edge is innovation [15]. What sets an organization apart from its competitors is the ability to develop products that constantly meet customers' demands. An organization must have a New Product Development Process (NPDP) that enhances, expedites and fosters development of innovative products on consistent basis in order to tie innovation to market success. Many organizations have a difficult time determining whether or not the NPDP they are using is adequate because there are no standard methods or processes that organization can use to assess their NPDP [16]. In order to assist a specific medical device organization to assess its NPDP, a partnership with Performance Measure Group (PMG) was established. PMG is a leader in benchmarking and performance measurement. This thesis gives insight into the various new product development and benchmarking processes that are in practice today. It also explores the challenges and benefits associated with conducting benchmarking. Finally, this thesis reveals some of the challenges that this particular medical device company confronts with their NPDP.
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Rubio, Monroy Mario Alberto. "Lean engineering standard work In the product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106262.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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This thesis proposes to use an adapted version of ESW (Engineering Standard Work) to develop an assessment that enables identification of opportunity areas for the implementation of ESW in an existing Product Development Organization, by integrating the consistency and quality of the work performed by the engineers, with the additional benefit of introducing lean engineering standardized processes that will help them to work in a more structured and efficient way. The standardization tools would add value to the organization by guiding the engineers throughout the product development process that are designed to minimize process variation introduced by the engineer and to eliminate unnecessary activities. The group of these standardized processes with the integrated Lean Engineering tools is named as LESW (Lean Engineering Standard Work), these would provide support defining crucial steps within a process or provide guidelines for specific characteristics of the product design using the current best practices to follow to complete their jobs. They would be based on firsthand experience and would be updated and validated regularly to incorporate any new data or technological developments. With LESW implemented, the engineers no longer have to work from memory. The process documentation provides a baseline, a standard, which would be referenced by any engineer whether experienced or not, and since the process is documented then it will also help to improve the learning curve of new hired engineers. A gap analysis is performed in order to understand the organization's current status vs. desired status, and then, based on the findings, a new way of working is proposed with the implementation of the best suitable lean engineering techniques applied to a product development organization, including LESW as part of the improvement. All this is done keeping the main target of making the organization more efficient, the process friendlier to the engineer, having a more stable and reliable process that can be duplicated in the entire organization. The management would also be benefitted, by having a better control of the programs, avoid delays and reduce costs by reducing the amount of errors committed by the engineers.
by Mario Alberto Rubio Monroy.
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Lester, Ryan John. "Product-level bill of material development process : managing complexity." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49784.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (p. 77).
Cisco's current process for developing and maintaining product-level bills of materials (BOMs) has resulted in inconsistencies in BOM structure leading to product launch delays, increased product support costs, and lower customer satisfaction. Furthermore the complexity of having a large number of different, in effect customized, product solutions for its customers makes it difficult for Cisco's supply chain operations group to drive standardized methods across the over 50 business units. For Cisco's supply chain to operate most efficiently, all Cisco Business Units (BUs) must accurately structure and manage their product-level BOMs. The purpose of this thesis research is to document the as-is BOM structuring and management process, assess the issues inherent with the process today, and develop a new process that will drive standardization across the company and address the inconsistencies in BOM structure that are seen in Cisco today. The thesis work will be divided into three major sections; measure, analyze and improve. First, we will examine four business units (BUs) within Cisco Systems, Inc., which represent the varying complexities of their overall business segments. These example BUs will be studied to look at the impact of the current non-standardized process for developing the product-level BOM structure. Secondly, we will analyze this current process and show its impact on the overall enterprise, focusing on the key stakeholders involved with BOM development.
(cont.) Finally, with these research findings, we will develop a new product-level BOM development methodology. This new methodology will be a criteria-based approach utilizing workflows to organize the process. The new process developed will become the foundation for continuous improvement in BOM development at Cisco Systems, Inc.
by Ryan John Lester.
S.M.
M.B.A.
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López, Avila Luis Armando. "Incorporating the innovation process in a product development organization." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90717.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Page 98 blank.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96).
Nowadays in the automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) most of the innovation development is done by the Research and Development (R&D) teams driven by corporate strategies, marketing understanding of customer's needs, brand aspirations, regulatory requirements, and advance engineering requirements to surpass competitors and gain market share and profit. The literature explained that innovation comes from several sources and different methods such as design thinking approach in the organization, user-centered innovation, adapting available technology from other industries, open source generation, and clear understanding of key internal and external stakeholders' wants, needs, and interests. In this thesis, I explain the innovation process and the different types of Product Development (PD) organizations, develop historical and qualitative distinctions of innovations done in the automotive industry from multiple input sources, and create an automotive OEM system by using systems architecture principles which helped me to analyze the critical stakeholders that are required to encourage and support the innovation process. Based on the literature and my experience I create a new model for integrating the innovation process and product development process by using a systems engineering approach. In addition, I survey Ford of Mexico (FoM) PD organization to understand how innovative the organization is, and integrate the innovation process into their product development organization, applying this new framework focusing on the elements that the organization can evolve to generate innovation within their design and development activities, and to improve technical capabilities to work on advance engineering concepts usually done by the corporate office in the United States (U.S). Finally, I suggest key actions that could strengthen the innovation culture within Ford of Mexico PD.
by Luis Armando L6pez Avila.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Garvin, Christopher John. "Alignment strategies for drug product process development and manufacturing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73382.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116).
The transfer of information between the drug product development and manufacturing organizations is fundamental to drug product commercialization. This information is used to characterize the product-process interaction and ensure manufacturability, and to set operating ranges at fill/finish sites. Amgen has successfully commercialized drug products for years, yet opportunities exist to improve the efficiency of process development and technology transfer, and to better align the equipment, procedures, and data collection of the groups involved in these activities. We identify improvement opportunities and develop a strategic approach, which we term the "Pilot Plant Cooperative," to enable more efficient and effective commercialization. The benefits of this strategy are assessed in three case studies: (1) a capital investment project for new laboratory filling equipment, (2) enhanced data generation in clinical manufacturing, and (3) efficiency improvements in early-stage process development studies. Based on these studies, we make specific recommendations for future work. We make additional procedural and cultural recommendations, including revising capital investment processes and implementing alignment-focused incentives and hiring practices, to ensure widespread alignment is achieved and maintained.
by Christopher J. Garvin.
S.M.
M.B.A.
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Engel, Morten Aleksandr 1970. "Multiple objective resource allocation in product and process development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9109.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-261).
A comprehensive hierarchical methodology has been developed to assist decision-makers allocate resources for experimentation during the initial-tages of pharmaceutical and chemical process development. The goal is to identify the most useful information that can be obtained for the least amount of effort and time. The allocation of resources for information gathering is based on Bayesian experimental design. Specifically, experimental designs for parameter estimation, model discrimination, and decisionmaking have been examined. Solving some of these design problems rigorously has not previously been attempted due to the mathematical complexity involved and sheer computational intensity of classical methods. The enabling technology is the use of polynomial chaos expansions to represent process and decisions models. A compact representation of uncertainty permits a rapid evaluation of expected values and variances in the decision models. In typical applications the computational burden was reduced by more than four orders of magnitude. The technique allows processes with industrial levels of complexity to be analyzed. The methodology takes a hierarchical approach. Initially the process subsystem that most adversely affects the objectives is identified. In this way resources are only allocated to studying the most important components. Metrics for measuring financial, environmental, and safety, objectives at different stages of the development process are suggested. The performance measures are unique to pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing; however, the mathematical techniques developed are universally relevant. Examples showcase the experimental design approaches, the performance metrics, and the hierarchical modeling. A comprehensive case study, production of recombinant heparinase, highlights the most important aspects for an industrially relevant process.
by Morten Aleksandr Engel.
Ph.D.
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Black, James William. "Product-level Bill of Material Development Methodology : process implementation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59153.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49).
Cisco Systems maintains its leading position in the IP network equipment market through continual innovation and release of new products. In order to manage these new product introductions, the Product Operations group enables the development engine by standardizing and refining operations processes. The Bill of Materials Development Methodology (BOM DM) is a new process created to reduce BOM structuring errors and lead to an improved fulfillment experience for Cisco customers. In keeping with the Six Sigma philosophy, the BOM DM implementation team used the Define-Measure-Analyze-Implement-Control (DMAIC) approach to manage this process but struggled to find the supporting data to appropriately measure critical process parameters or quantify the impact of the solution. After re-evaluation, the approach was modified to maintain the Six Sigma mindset but abandon much of the rigor of DMAIC such that the implementation could be completed within the required timeframe and available resources. This required a new process improvement strategy that would educate the New Product Introduction (NPI) teams on the downstream consequences of their actions so that they would buy in to the need for a standardized best practice. The BOM DM was incorporated into the product development standards and each functional group was given the option to adopt. Six months later the project was reviewed to understand its effect on the company. This thesis serves as a case study of the issues faced on many DMAIC implementations in the real world that experience less than perfect execution. Though sacrificing the confidence that is supported by statistically significant measurement and analysis, the revised approach utilized for the BOM DM implementation leveraged two of Cisco's prized endowments: speed and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. The goal of this thesis is to uncover the tradeoffs of such a compromise and empower managers to decide how best to engage in future process improvements.
by James William Black.
S.M.
M.B.A.
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Koo, Hsuehyung Benjamin 1967. "Improving product development capability maturity through object process methodology." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91772.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2001."September 2001."
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 62).
by Hsuehyung Benjamin Koo.
S.M.
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Wasserlein, Heather Dawn. "Opportunities for improving the information intensive product development process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9783.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-56).
Product development is an inherently information intensive process. The quantities of information and the complexity of the development efforts both contribute to this state. To address this and other product development issues, the National Science Foundation and six sponsoring companies partnered to begin the MIT Center for Innovation in Product Development (CIPD). The incentive for this research was to evaluate the needs of the industry sponsors and critique the research strategy of the Information-Based Development (IBD) research thrust within CIPD. Twenty-six interviews were conducted at seven companies with products ranging in scope from electrical connectors on up to airplanes. The Voice of the Customer methodology was applied in assessing the information needs in product development. The following questions provided a framework for each interview. "Where do you see information-related problems or inefficiencies? How do they impact product quality and time to market? Which are the most critical?" Customer statements were grouped in an affinity diagram according to the KJ method as outlined by Jiro Kawakita. Current IBD research projects were then mapped into this diagram to highlight the unmet needs. Through this process, four areas of opportunity for improvement were identified: the awareness of available information for access, the complete capture of information, the ease of use of information in decision making, and the design of an information infrastructure which is appropriate for all stages in the development process.
by Heather Dawn Wasserlein.
S.M.
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HADDAD, FILIP, and LEON TRANG. "The NPPD process at Sandvik Materials Technology : A case study of new product development project governance." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-191218.
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Many companies depend on their innovation capabilities to increase sales in an increasinglycompetitive market. This affects the companies’ R&D departments, which have to identify and develop new products that the market demands. However, even though new product development has been a well-researched area, there is still a gap between theory and practice regarding how to implement efficient new product development processes. Therefore, this study has investigated how the outcomes of new product development projects can be more consistent. Particularly, the study has focused on how project governance of new product development can be improved. This investigation has been done by conducting a case study of six new product development projects at Sandvik Materials Technology in Sandviken, Sweden, a world-leading manufacturer of high-value added steel products. The results indicate that new product development at Sandvik Materials Technology works well, however there is still room for improvement. The findings suggest that in order to improve the consistency of the project outcomes, education in the process and workshops are needed. Furthermore, roles and responsibilities should be more specific and a structure for how to handle projects in the matrix organization has to be implemented. The findings of this study have implications both on the theoretical and practical aspect. Regarding the theoretical aspect, the findings provide additional data in a well-researched area that still has a knowledge gap between literature and practice. Furthermore, from a theoretical point of view, the findings show how a world-leading manufacturer can improve the consistency of its new product development project outcomes.Många av dagens företag måste förlita sig på sin produktutveckling för att öka försäljningen på enalltmer konkurrensutsatt marknad. Detta påverkar företagens forskning- och utvecklingsavdelningar som måste identifiera och utveckla produkter som marknaden efterfrågar. Trots att produktutveckling är ett väl utforskat område finns det ett gap mellan de teoretiska modeller och den praktiska implementeringen av dem. Denna studie har därför studerat hur resultatet av produktutvecklingsprojekt kan förbättras. Mer specifikt har denna studie fokuserat på hur styrningen av produktutvecklingsprojekt kan bli bättre. En fallstudie på sex produktutvecklingsprojekt i Sandvik Materials Technology, en världsledande tillverkare av högt förädlade stålprodukter, i Sandviken, Sverige har bidragit till empirin. Resultatet indikerar att produktutvecklingen på Sandvik Materials Technology fungerar bra, däremot finns det utrymme för förbättringar. Förbättringarna gäller framförallt utbildning i processerna, workshops, förtydliga roller och ansvar och en tydlig struktur för hur produktutvecklingsprojekt ska hanteras i matrisorganisationen. Studien kommer att bidra till teorin genom empiri i form av en fallstudie. Denna fallstudie kan tillsammans med andra studier fylla gapet mellan teoretiska projektmodeller och den praktiska implementeringen av dem. Denna studie kommer även att bidra till en förbättring av Sandvik Materials Technologys produktutvecklingsprojekt.
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Bergkvist, Marcus, and Christopher Åkerblom. "Shooting Target - Konstruktion : Product Development." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Maskinteknisk produktframtagning (MTEK), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-25899.
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The shooting sport is one of the most widespread sports in the world and it is being practice in most countries. Based on their own experiences, in competition - and hobby shooting, the client M4Solutions found a demand and need for a shooting target that is manufactured in Sweden. The purpose of the project has been to develop, with the help of Marcus Walldén, two shooting targets from idea to finished product. These two shooting targets, Plate Rack Target and Dueling Tree, would each be equipped with a mechanical resetting system but will in the future have the ability to be provided with an electronic resetting system. The project from the client was divided into two theses. One of these two, written by Marcus Walldén, focused on the tripod parts and the overall design work for both Plate Rack Target and Dueling Tree. The thesis that is presented in this report have focused on resetting systems, the design of protective plates and other peripherals for both shooting targets. This work has primarily been in CAD environment where design, construction and development has been given free rein. Calculations, test shootings and choice of materials has been made in order to reach the best possible solutions. The thesis resulted in two complete 3D models and two full-scale prototypes of steel.