Reference : A Method for Identifying Improvement Potentials within Product Development Processes

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Mechanical engineering
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/706

Title :	A Method for Identifying Improvement Potentials within Product Development Processes
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Gries, Bruno [CapGemini Consulting]
	Gericke, Kilian [Technische Universität Berlin]
Publication date :	2009
Main document title :	Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design
Pages :	291-298
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
ISBN :	1904670059
Event name :	International Conference on Engineering Design 2009, ICED'09
Event date :	from 24-08-2009 to 27-08-2009
Event place (city) :	Stanford
Event country :	CA
Keywords :	[en] Lean Product Development ; Design Structure Matrix ; process improvement ; added value
Abstract :	[en] When a company tries to improve its product development process one of the first challenges is to become clear about two things: what “improvement” means and where within the overall process it is most necessary. The method proposed in this paper aims at identifying activities within a development process which have a high potential for improvement. It is based on the concept of process efficiency, i.e. the ratio of effort spent vs. value added. While the effort of a development activity can be determined quite easily, the value it adds is more difficult to quantify. Therefore an algorithm is described which uses a Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to calculate the value of each development activity based on the knowledge gained through it and the degree to which other activities depend on it. The method has been successfully applied to a real-life product development process and has received initial positive feedback from industry.
Target :	Researchers
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/706
Commentary :	1 Proceedings of the International Conference on Enginerring Design ICED09

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