The contribution of manufacturing to shortening design cycle times |
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Authors: | Arnoud De Meyer Bart Van Hooland |
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Institution: | INSEAD, 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Shortening design cycle times, without increasing design costs or sacrificing quality has become an important management goal. In this paper, we will provide a short overview of the literature on shortening design cycle times. Building on this, we want to establish how manufacturing and the manufacturing/R&D interface can contribute to shorter development cycle times. The European Manufacturing Futures database will be used to test some of the literature findings on a sample of large European Manufacturers. |
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Keywords: | design cycle time development manufacturing vendor relations integration |
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