Title :
Avoiding engineering changes through focused manufacturing knowledge
Author :
Saeed, Baruch I. ; Bowen, David M. ; Sohoni, Vinay S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Oper. Res., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An exploratory analysis of how product-development engineers can avoid many manufacturability-related engineering changes (ECs) if they develop focused manufacturing knowledge is described. An engineer would develop focused manufacturing knowledge by working in an existing area of manufacturing most related to that engineer´s development task. The occurrence of ECs that are avoidable with focused manufacturing knowledge does not justify that all product development engineers gain this knowledge. However, engineers who design components with a significant history of manufacturability problems should develop this knowledge to achieve the benefits of EC avoidance. It is concluded that organizations should manage the development of focused manufacturing knowledge
Keywords :
concurrent engineering; management; manufacture; focused manufacturing knowledge; manufacturability-related engineering changes; product-development; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Design engineering; History; Industrial engineering; Knowledge engineering; Knowledge management; Manufacturing processes; Operations research; Proposals;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
