Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Flinn, Peter,

Titel

Managing technology and product development programmes : a framework for success

Auflage

1st edition

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore,

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Link zum Volltext

• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Why Write This Book?; 1.2 Importance of the Product Development Process; 1.3 Perspective of This Book; 1.4 Intended Readership; 1.5 Science, Technology, Innovation, Engineering, and Product Development; 1.6 The Changing Nature of Engineering; 1.7 The Fourth Industrial Revolution; 1.8 Scope of This Book; 1.9 Structure of This Book; 1.10 Reading Sequence; References; Chapter 2 Engineering as a Process; 2.1 Background; 2.2 The Basic Components of the Process; 2.3 Expenditure on Research and Development
• 2.4 Economic Returns from R & D Work2.5 Science as the Precursor of Technology; 2.6 Iteration as the Heart of the Process; 2.7 Impact of Low-Cost Computing; 2.8 A Nonlinear Process?; 2.9 Multiple, Parallel Activities; 2.10 Right First Time versus Iteration; 2.11 Lean Thinking Approach; 2.12 Cost of Problem Resolution; 2.13 Risk versus Time; 2.14 Creativity versus Risk Management; 2.15 Early Detection of Problems; 2.16 Management of Change; 2.17 Management of Learning; 2.18 Governance of the Process; 2.19 Formal Quality Management Systems; 2.20 Concluding Points; References
• Chapter 3 Evaluating the Maturity of Developing Technology3.1 Background; 3.2 Origins of Technology Readiness Measurement; 3.3 Purpose of Technology Maturity Assessment; 3.4 Users of Technology Maturity Assessment; 3.5 What Is Technology Maturity?; 3.6 Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Structure; 3.7 Phases of Technology Readiness; 3.8 The `Valley of Death'; 3.9 Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Structure; 3.10 Progressing through the Scales -- Some Practical Points; 3.11 International Standards; 3.12 Assessment of TRL and MRL Levels; 3.13 Synchronising Technology and Manufacturing Maturity
• 3.14 Limitations of Technology Maturity Assessment3.15 Concluding Points; References; Chapter 4 Aligning Technology Development with Business and Manufacturing Strategy; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Business Context; 4.3 Basis of Competition; 4.4 The Value Proposition; 4.5 Industry Structure; 4.6 Routes to Commercialisation; 4.7 Satisfying a Range of Customers; 4.8 Linking to Manufacturing Strategy; 4.9 Core Principles of Managing the Interface; 4.10 Design for Manufacture Methodologies; 4.11 Design for New Methods and Materials; 4.12 Design for Connectivity -- Internet of Things
• 4.13 Design for Environmental Considerations4.14 Concluding Points; References; Chapter 5 Planning and Managing the Work; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Basics; 5.3 Different Approaches; 5.4 Different Forms of Project; 5.5 The Project Mandate or Charter; 5.6 Project Description; 5.7 Timing Charts; 5.8 Milestone Charts; 5.9 Risk Management; 5.10 Resource Planning; 5.11 Project Contingency; 5.12 Organising for Projects; 5.13 Monitoring Small Projects or Subprojects; 5.14 Approval and Formal Monitoring of Large Projects; 5.15 Project Management versus Technology Maturity Assessment
• "Holistic approach to new product development - Links technology and product development to business needs - Structures technology and product development from idea to off-the-shelf product - Describes the broad range of skills which engineers will need to deploy their technical expertise effectively - Explains the maturity levels of new technologies and products and hence where they are in the development cycle Market description: Primary: Engineers in industry. Secondary: Senior undergraduate and graduate students in engineering"--
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• Description based on print version record.