... the locational aspect of technology transfer covers technology-specific skills and know-how from the lowest level of operators, right up to R&D scientists and engineers. But an important pre-condition for this second step is the absorptive capacity of employees in the recipient firms (Bischoff, 2001...

...Peter McCullen; Denis Towill Drawing on results from supply chain modelling and dynamic simulation, presents four material flow principles which can be employed to reduce the bullwhip effect. A case study from the precision mechanical engineering sector is employed to illustrate the effect of rapid...

... and adjustment approach can be considered and the relevant issues involved are discussed in this paper. This problem of implementing SPC is studied from the point of view of process management, together with the concept of engineering process control. A general approach is then formulated for monitoring...

...Barry Florida‐James; Nick Rossiter; Kuo‐Ming Chao In this paper we present a system of distributed co‐operating agents whose goal is to manage change and organise version sets in an engineering environment. The agents are designed for full lifecycle support and inter‐operation across heterogeneous...

... is reviewed with respect to the sources of design changes, the control of design changes and the benefits gained. The use of bespoke and proprietary software is briefly discussed. Notes that engineering design change management plays an essential role in successful manufacturing organisations. Also notes...

... requirements (FR) as well as patterns of their interrelationships. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Automation Design Engineering Product design Requirements planning The first phase of the overall product realization process is product definition (Ullman, 1992). During this phase, the design...

... the Web solution must conform with PDM, and therefore it can also provide a solution for PDM, or rather, it can provide a more powerful solution. We can make a mapping from Web techniques to the PDM system in Figure 3 . © MCB UP Limited 1999 Database management Engineering Internet...

...Hong Sen Yan; Jian Jiang On the basis of analyzing the drawbacks of the existing concurrent engineering (CE), a new concept of agile concurrent engineering (ACE) characterized by the agile teams is presented. The organization method of the agile teams is discussed. The implementation...

... operational results and benefits of the PROTECT. Following software development and pilot testing, PROTECT, the estimation and design package, was made fully operational. Subsequently it was used throughout the Wormald Engineering Division at every opportunity. The operating principles, design...

...Håkan Nordahl; Carl‐Henric Nilsson Managers’ perceptions of flexibility in manufacturing were investigated in a research case study conducted at six Swedish companies within the engineering industry. The goal of the study was to establish which factors managers considered to be important...

... for engineering manufacturing businesses. The application, in six different business environments, has resulted in a clear view of the utility of the approach, and indicated the areas where it could usefully be further developed. Summarizes the conditions and consequences of the use of the methodology in each...

...Chanan S. Syan The majority of engineering failures occur because of surface initiated effects such as wear, corrosion and fatigue. Surface treatment/coatings(T/C) offer the potential to prevent failure and often to reduce cost. T/C selection is an important part of design for manufacture (DFM...

...Chan Choy Peng; Keith Ridgway Describes the development of an integrated computerized engineering database and CAD/CAM system at Presto Tools Ltd, Sheffield, UK. Following an examination of the existing computer hardware and software systems the factors inhibiting the development of an integrated...