Title :
Using information structures to gain competitive advantage
Author :
Agouridas, V. ; Allen, Mark ; McKay, Aaron ; de Pennington, A. ; Holland, Scott
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Leeds Univ., UK
Abstract :
The evolving business environment within UK-based manufacturing is requiring firms to take new perspectives on how they meet corporate goals. This paper reports on a six-month pilot research project in which one of the goals was to identify requirements for the deployment of a product data management (PDM) system in an engineering organisation. The company wished to implement PDM in such a way that it would contribute to the achievement of its business strategy
Keywords :
business data processing; engineering; management; UK; business environment; business strategy; competitive advantage; corporate goals; corporate vision; engineering organisation; information structures; management strategies; manufacturing; pilot research project; product data management system; Application software; Brushes; Companies; Data engineering; Engineering management; Globalization; Information systems; Information technology; Manufacturing; Mechanical engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.951711
