Editorial. Comments on the addition of two buzz-acronyms in engineering: PDR for product data management and ERP for enterprise resource planning. History of the two terms; Integration of the two terms into the engineering enterprise; Key issues raised regarding the integration; Benefits to ...
Productinnovation ProcessinnovationRateofMajorInnovation Dominantdesign FluidPhase TransitionalPhase SpecificPhase (pagexvii,JamesUtterback,1994)PLCexample 'Thefundamentalarchitectureoftheautomobilewasachievedbyroughly1925-anenclosedsteelbodymountedonachassis,poweredbyaninternalcombustionengine.Andbytheendofthe1930s,...
Two key trends are shaping our approach. First, it’s taking longer for new products to reach the market due to increasingly complex regulatory requirements. Second, the product life cycles are shortening, giving companies a smaller window to generate revenue. In Switzerland, there is strong publi...
In this era of global competition and accelerating product life cycles, the need to get new products to market faster is more compelling than ever. What wa... M Oliveira,M Oliveira - 《Engineering Management Review IEEE》 被引量: 59发表: 0年 Time and management: the need for hora manageme...
We consider a multicomponent, single-product assemble-to-order (ATO) system that faces frequent, component-based technology innovations. For each component, there are two technologies with overlapping life cycles coexisting in the market. All cost parameters associated with each technology (procurement ...
Another example is a development life cycle for a software product. To develop a new piece of software in a development environment, test it in a quality assurance environment, pre-release as a beta, then release the software as a production-level application. Figure 7.1...
摘要:Manufacturers with multinational supply chains are gaining supply chain visibility and efficiency through the use of the EPCglobal Network, a combination of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, existing communications network infrastructure and the electronic product code (EPC), a system ...
Device Life-Cycle Management DaaS providers are responsible for provisioning orimaging, distributing devices directly to employees, remotely updating all devices to the latest versions of firmware and software, and refreshing the PC fleet to the newest devices. Intel vPro® Enterprise for Windows also...
The Chief Technology Officer reports a full, exciting R&D pipeline in a field where knowledge is proliferating rapidly and new product life cycles declining equally rapidly. Some of the most promising projects are the result of alliancesmostly with small startups in which Composite had bought a ...
leadingJapanese automobilefirmssuchasToyotaandHonda hadperfectednewtechniquesforproduction organisationandproductdevelopmentthat madepossiblethecreationandmanufacture ofabroadervarietyofhigher-qualityproducts thanwereavailablefromUSproducers' –MoweryandRosenberg,p57-8,PathsofInnovation,1998) Exampleofadiscontinuity ...