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Item Information   Holdings       More by this author     Ybanez, Peppe.     Subjects     New products     Product management     Total quality management     Electric apparatus and appliances     Electric machinery     MSEM Thesis.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ybanez, Peppe.       by title:      Improving the produc...         MARC Display

Improving the product development process for electromechanical products / by Peppe Ybanez. by Ybanez, Peppe. Subjects New products   Product management   Total quality management   Electric apparatus and appliances   Electric machinery   MSEM Thesis. Description:  iv, 86 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. Contents:  Advisor: James Spindler. Committee members: Dr. Bruce Thompson, Kimbel Nap. Introduction -- General principles -- The XYZ Company -- Analysis, recommendations and results -- Summary -- Glossary -- Appendix 1) List of exhibits 2) On-delay relay example exhibits. The purpose of this paper is to determine if Company XYZ's product development process can be improved. Why does this company's process need improvement? How should the process be changed? The first part of the paper will examine the current product development process from the view point of project initiation, marketing plan, developing the project plan, capital request, management project approvals, design specifications, test equipment, prototypes, product time cycles, product safety, patents, lot A samples, design reviews, release for manufacturing, quality cost, quality of design, and manpower. Secondly, recommendations will be made on using TQM principles in order to improve the existing product development process. Thirdly, an in-depth analysis of the recommendations will be done to determine if the new process will improve and reduce the product's time cycle to market. The paper will give managers the knowledge required when addressing issues concerning product development processes in meeting customers' needs. The paper will show that if managers use TQM, their existing electromechanical development process will be enhanced. The improved process will result in increased profits and productivity, growth and will boost employee's quality morale. After company XYZ has implemented these recommendations as stated above the whole PDP (refer to figure 3) has been improved company-wide. The PDP was examined in detail by all of its departments at every level and was accepted to be used as a quality tool in Company XYZ's PDP. The major deficiencies were overcome by the use of TQM principles, which included communication, attitude, accuracy, and responsibility in resolving quality related issues. The old PDP was revised and updated by a newly enhanced PDP, which encompassed TQM principles. Since the new PDP was in place profits, market share, and employee morale have increased. Currently Company XYZ’s employees are implementing and using TQM principles that are needed in all everyday operations. The result of the new PDP has updated written procedures, and a revised documented PDP manual, which is, used company-wide in reducing quality cost.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Walter Schroeder Library Master's Theses AC805 .Y23 1997 Available Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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