Title :
Review of organization structures of concurrent teams responsible for product development in the electronics industry
Author_Institution :
Eng. Manage. Program, Portland State Univ., OR, USA
Abstract :
This paper explores the characteristics of the organization structures in concurrent product development in today´s competitive markets. To be able to extract the most effective implementations the paper samples from the electronics industry in which product development cycles have been reduced significantly in recent years. Several case studies from the literature, and interviews with product managers from the electronics industry have been used
Keywords :
computer integrated manufacturing; electronics industry; human resource management; product development; case studies; competitive markets; concurrent product development; concurrent teams; electronics industry; literature; organization structures; product managers; Cost function; Decision making; Design for manufacture; Electronics industry; Manufacturing processes; Product development; Production systems; Research and development management; Telecommunications; Time to market;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3552-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547802
