• DocumentCode
    945488
  • Title

    Measuring Engineering Effectiveness

  • Author

    Langford, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Weston Instruments, Div. of Daystrom, Inc., Newark, N. J.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1958
  • fDate
    6/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    49
  • Abstract
    The task of measuring engineering effectiveness can be broken down by an analysis of measurement of effectiveness and engineering. These parts are examined from the point of view of top Management, Sales, Manufacturing, Customer, Competitor, Research, and the Engineering Department itself to determine views on the subject of measuring the Engineering Department´s effectiveness. Virtually in all departments time, price, and quality are paramount points of interest. These features mean slightly different things in the various departments and a detailed breakdown is given for the Engineering Department itself. Perhaps the major idea postulated is that of meeting a goal by meeting it exactly rather than under-running or over-running.
  • Keywords
    Costs; Electric breakdown; Engineering management; Eyes; Investments; Knowledge engineering; Knowledge management; Marketing and sales; Pulp manufacturing; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2252
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRET-EM.1958.5007457
  • Filename
    5007457