Title: Integrating design and manufacturing strategies for business transformation

Authors: James Bentley

Addresses: KPMG Peat Marwick, Centre for Manufacturing Consultancy, UK

Abstract: This paper focuses on the linkages between the various aspects of product design and the business and strategic needs of a company. It examines manufacturing strategy, simultaneous engineering, design technologies, simplification and value engineering, manufacturing flexibility, design and the profit cycle and team working. It argues for integrated design and manufacture in the context of |Hu-Tech|, humans first, technology second.

Keywords: product design; design technologies; manufacturing strategy; profit cycle; simplification; simultaneous engineering; value engineering; concurrent engineering; manufacturing flexibility; teamwork; human factors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1991.025894

International Journal of Technology Management, 1991 Vol.6 No.3/4, pp.355 - 359

Published online: 25 May 2009 *

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