A DFX and concurrent engineering model for the establishment of a new department in a university

Yang, Ching‐Chow; Chen, Shun‐Hsing; Shiau, Jiun‐Yan

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.08.009

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“…Concurrent engineering (CE) can include the consideration of a number of factors, such as manufacturing, quality, logistics, assembly, packaging, reliability, service, and so on. This challenge of designing for different factors, X's, often also referred to as DfX [9,17]. Design for something, X's, conveys the intended aim better than CE, as the latter does not specify what is to be done or why.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Benefits of DfX in Requirements Engineering

Lehto¹,

Härkönen²,

Haapasalo³

et al. 2011

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Information and communications technology (ICT) companies have realised how acknowledging the needs of both internal and external customers is a necessity for successful requirements engineering. Design for X (DfX) is a potential management approach for coordinating & communicating requirements emerging from both internal functions and external supply chain partners. This article studies the potential of DfX for improved requirements engineering. Qualitative interviews are utilised to analyse how different organisations implement the concept, including designers’ actual work, methods & tools, and organisational aspects. The results include viewing DfX as means to achieve relevant competitive goals, and describing how different companies organise these activities, together with their benefits for modern ICT companies. This study highlights how the DfX concept can be used to manage, prioritise and to better communicat

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many authors have stressed the significance of early steps of PD [6][7][8][9][10][11]. The possibilities of influencing PD success are seen to be at best during the early project stages.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Benefits of DfX in Requirements Engineering

Lehto¹,

Härkönen²,

Haapasalo³

et al. 2011

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“…The importance of early stages of product development is highlighted by many authors (Bralla, 1996;Lau et al, 2007;Harkonen et al, 2009;Gatenby and Foo, 1990;Yang et al 2007). The ability to influence the success of NPD is the greatest at the start of the project.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managerial view on design for manufacturing

Möttönen

Härkönen²,

Belt³

et al. 2009

Industrial Management &Amp; Data Systems

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Purpose-This study provides a tangible example of organisational solutions in effective design for manufacturing (DfM) in a large information and communications technology (ICT) company. Design/methodology/approach-In this research an interview study was carried out in a leading ICT company to clarify the practical realisation of DfM, and the current challenges encountered. The interviews covered all the key persons involved in DfM and related processes, in a case company that has successfully applied DfM for over a decade. Findings-This study shows the importance of a separate management organisation for coordinating the requirements of internal functions. With relation to the case company, this organisation, in contrast to literature, is located in production, not in the product development. Despite the successful application of DfM, the case company still has challenges in exploitation of related data systems. Research limitations/implications-This study describes one of the top companies in its field. However, the obtained results could vary to some degree, should a wider set of companies be included in the study. Practical implications-Managers of other companies could learn from this example at three levels: organisational solutions for DfM, its practical realisation, and the challenges encountered. Originality/value-The existing literature is relatively scarce on organisational implications of DfM implementation. This study identifies a functional organisational location, structure, and practical realisation for effective DfM.

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“…The number of different life-cycle aspects to be considered has led to the development of design for X where X stands for an aspect under consideration, such as manufacturing, assembly, testability, reliability, maintenance, cost, and so on [4][5][6][7][8][9][10], for improvement in the design effort. DFX is one of the most effective approaches to implementing concurrent engineering.…”

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A visualization system for integrating maintainability design and evaluation at product design stage

Peng

Hou

Gao

et al. 2011

Int J Adv Manuf Technol

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Thoughtful consideration of products maintenance features early in design stage can reduce or eliminate maintenance costs, reduce downtime, and improve safety. As such, the effective collaboration of product designers and maintenance technicians throughout the product design process is becoming much more important for the most advanced competitiveness. To address this need, a visualization system that enables maintainability-related technicians cooperated with product designers in a networked manufacturing environment is proposed in this study. This paper presents a systematic approach to implementation of a Web-based visualization system by using virtual reality technology. The system aims at providing a simulated environment and concurrent engineering processes to facilitate communication, coordination, control, and integration of product maintainability validation and improvement activities. The result of this research will help increase product maintainability, reduce development cycle time and cost, and hence increase product marketability.

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A DFX and concurrent engineering model for the establishment of a new department in a university

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

Benefits of DfX in Requirements Engineering

Benefits of DfX in Requirements Engineering

Managerial view on design for manufacturing

A visualization system for integrating maintainability design and evaluation at product design stage

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