... is to present a quality function deployment (QFD)‐, concurrent engineering (CE)‐, and target costing‐based methodology for ODM companies to formulate accurate and profitable RFQs. Design/methodology/approach From eight Taiwan electronics ODM companies, 15 people are interviewed to understand their current...

...B. Gopalakrishnan; A. Kokatnur; D.P. Gupta Purpose The main objective in writing this paper and conducting this research is to enhance the productivity in manufacturing operations by making them cost effective. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a target‐costing system and model...