How to get started 2

How to get started on DFMA/CE - Volume 2

"Making your first project a World Class success."

The second volume of technical papers on the application of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA®) and Concurrent Engineering (CE) techniques represents the most successful approaches and case studies presented at the International Forums on DFMA from 1998 to 2003.

Each paper explains the process steps and priorities applied by companies, and individual design teams, to implement DFMA and CE. Many papers include the details and results of the initial case study projects attacked by the companies design teams. You will find a wide variety of industries, competitive environments, and product types, each having excellent success as documented.

Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., have compiled this collection to assist DFMA implementers in gaining the powerful benefits of DFMA/CE as rapidly as possible, and on a sustainable basis. Study the papers in detail to discover both the differences and commonality with the companies and teams involved and your own organisation.

 

	Contents

• DFMA - Small Company, Large Impact
  William L. Harrison
  Planet Products Corporation
   
• The True Cost of Outsourcing - A Cautionary Tale
  David Meeker and F. James McWilliams
  Hewlett-Packard Company
   
• Customizing the Operations Library in Concurrent Cost
  Matthew J. Keim
  Harley-Davidson Motor Company
   
• Make No Mistake - A Mistake-Proofing Methodology
  C. Martin Kinckley
  Assured Quality
   
• Using DFMA to Evaluate Your Designs and Your Supply Base
  Terry Ayer and Joseph Mendonca
  Teradyne
   
• Implementing DFMA into the Supplier Community
  Cheryl Wood, Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
  Nicholas Dewhurst, Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.
   
• Getting Faster Through the Early Use of Innovative Tools
  Goran Marunic
  MDS Sciex
   
• The Role of Cost Management in New Product Development - A Pragmatic Approach
  Dantar Oosterwal and Dan O'Callaghan
  Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
   
• DFM Experiences and Stragegies for Implementation
  Kenneth G. Swift and N.J. Brown
  University of Hull
   
• The Use of Knowledge Based Tools for Managing Product Cost - A Case Study
  Dantar Oosterwal and Dan O'Callaghan
  Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
   
• Implementing Design for Manufacturability in a Large Company
  Michael F. Carter and Stephen W. Erskine
  General Motors Corporation
   
• Supplier Involvment in DFM
  Aida Nelson
  General Motors Corporation
   
• Key Features of an Integrated Product Development System
  Don W. Caudy
  Battelle
   
• DFA Implementation in Whirlpool Europe: Experience and Results
  Stefan Wohnhas
  Whirlpool Europe