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Product Development

Chapter 6

Introduction

Product Development

is a process which generates concepts, designs, and plans to create services and goods to meet customer needs.

1. Analyze market to assess need 2. Design product 3. Design process for making product 4. Develop plan to market product 5. Develop plan for full-scale production 6. Analyze financial feasibility

Increasing Importance of Product Development

1. Customers demand greater product variety .

2. Customers are causing shorter product life cycles .

3. Improving technology is causing new products to be introduced 4. The impact of increasing product variety and shortening product life cycles is having a multiplicative effect on the need for product development.

5. Today, in order to be competitive, the firm may have to produce many different products with a life cycle of only five years or less . End of Life issues

Product Design

Specifies materials

Determines dimensions & tolerances

Defines appearance

Sets performance standards

Service Design

Specifies what the customer is to experience

Physical items

Sensual benefits

Psychological benefits

An Effective Design Process

Matches product/service characteristics with customer needs

Meets customer requirements in simplest, most cost-effective manner

Reduces time to market - haste vs. speed to market

Minimizes revisions - quality designed into the product

Stages in the Design Process

Idea Generation — Product Concept - can you create your own market? What role does the voice of the customer play in idea generation?

Feasibility Study — Performance Specifications

Preliminary Design — Prototype - testing and redesign

Final Design — Final Design Specifications

Process Planning — Manufacturing Specifications - make to order/stock – assembly line?

Idea Generation

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Suppliers, distributors, salespersons Trade journals and other published material Warranty claims, customer complaints, failures Customer surveys, focus groups, interviews Field testing, trial users Research and development

More Idea Generators

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Perceptual Maps

Visual comparison of customer perceptions Benchmarking

Comparing product/service against best-in-class Reverse engineering

Dismantling competitor’s product to improve your own product

Perceptual Map of Breakfast Cereals

GOOD TASTE LOW NUTRITION HIGH NUTRITION BAD TASTE

Perceptual Map of Breakfast Cereals

LOW NUTRITION GOOD TASTE Cocoa Puffs HIGH NUTRITION Rice Krispies Wheaties Cheerios Shredded Wheat BAD TASTE

© Russell and Taylor, Prentice Hall, 2004

Perceptual Map of Breakfast Cereals

LOW NUTRITION GOOD TASTE How do I get here?

Cocoa Puffs HIGH NUTRITION Rice Krispies Wheaties Cheerios Shredded Wheat BAD TASTE

© Russell and Taylor, Prentice Hall, 2004

Feasibility Study

Market Analysis Market Segmentation

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Economic Analysis Technical / Strategic Analysis Performance Specifications Risk Analysis

Economic Analysis

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Can we produce it at a volume to make a profit?

If not, why produce?

How many do we have to make to break even?

Break Even Analysis

Total Costs = Total Revenues (Volume x Price) = (Fixed Costs + Variable Costs) Profit = (Total Revenue – Total Costs)

B/E Point = Fixed Costs Sales Price – Variable Costs

Example

Fixed Costs = $2000 Variable Costs = $5/item Sales Price = $10/item B/E PT = Fixed Costs ($2000) Sales Price ($10) – Variable Costs ($5) B/E point = ($2000/$5) 400 items

Risk Analysis

1. Identify the Hazards 2.Assess hazards to determine risks.

3.Develop controls and make risk decisions.

4.Implement controls.

5.Supervise and evaluate.

Preliminary Design

How will it look?

Create form & functional design

Build prototype

Test prototype

Revise prototype

Retest

Functional Design (How the Product Performs)

Reliability

Probability product performs intended function for specified length of time

Maintainability

Ease and/or cost or maintaining/repairing product

System Availability

System Availability, SA = PROVIDER MTBF (HR) MTBF MTBF + MTTR MTTR (HR) A B C 60 36 24 4.0

2.0

1.0

System Availability

PROVIDER MTBF (HR) A B C 60 36 24 MTTR (HR) 4.0

2.0

1.0

SA A = 60 / (60 + 4) = .9375 or 93.75% SA B = 36 / (36 + 2) = .9473 or 94.73% SA C = 24 / (24 + 1) = .96 or 96%

Production Design

Part of the preliminary design phase

Simplification

Standardization

Modularity

Final Design & Process Plans

Produce detailed drawings & specifications

Create workable instructions for manufacture

Select tooling & equipment

Prepare job descriptions

Determine operation & assembly order

Program automated machines

Improving the Design Process

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Design teams Concurrent design Design for manufacture & assembly Design to prevent failures and ensure value Design for environment Measure design quality Utilize quality function deployment Design for robustness Engage in collaborative design

Design Teams

Preferred solution = cross functional teams

Marketing, manufacturing, engineering

Suppliers, dealers, customers

Lawyers, accountants, insurance companies

Concurrent Design

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Improves quality of early design decisions Decentralized - suppliers complete detailed design

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Incorporates production process Scheduling and management can be complex as tasks are done in parallel

include the customer in the process!!

Design for Manufacture and Assembly

Design a product for easy & economical production

Incorporate production design early in the design phase

Improves quality and reduces costs

Shortens time to design and manufacture

also known as Design for Six Sigma

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Design for Six Sigma

Define – the goals of the design activity Measure – customer input to determine what is critical to quality from the customers’ perspective – what are customer delighters? What aspects are critical to quality?

Analyze – innovative concepts for products and services to create value for the customer Design – new processes, products, and services to deliver customer value Verify – new systems perform as expected

DFM Guidelines

1. Minimize the number of parts, tools, fasteners, and assemblies 2. Use standard parts and repeatable processes 3. Modular design 4. Design for ease of assembly, minimal handling 5. Allow for efficient testing and parts replacement

Design for Assembly (DFA)

Procedure for reducing number of parts

Evaluate methods for assembly

Determine assembly sequence

Design Review

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

A systematic approach for analyzing causes & effects of failures

Prioritizes failures

Attempts to eliminate causes

Value Analysis (Value Engineering) Is there value added?

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Ratio of value / cost Assessment of value : 1. Can we do without it?

2. Does it do more than is required?

3. Does it cost more than it is worth?

4. Can something else do a better job 5. Can it be made by less costly method, tools, material?

6. Can it be made cheaper, better or faster by someone else?

Should we contract it out?

Design for Environment

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Design from recycled material Use materials which can be recycled Design for ease of repair Minimize packaging Minimize material & energy used during manufacture, consumption & disposal

green laws in Europe -

Design for Robustness

Product can fail due to poor design quality

Products subjected to many conditions

Robust design studies

Controllable factors - under designer’s control

Uncontrollable factors - from user or environment

Designs products for consistent performance

A Well-Designed Service System is

Consistent with firm’s strategic focus

Customer friendly

Easy to sustain

Effectively linked between front & back office

Cost effective

Visible to customer

CHAPTER 8 Process Selection affects the outcome – in production or sports:

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What is Process Selection?

• • • • Series of decisions that includes technical/engineering issues and volume/scale issues Technical/engineering: basic methods that produce a good or service Scale: how many or how much to produce; how many to serve at a time Trade off analysis between capacity and costs 39

Why process selection is critical

• • • • Dell – from make/assemble to order in Texas to make/assemble to stock off shore Does this work?

Break even analysis may depend on process costs Which process gives the lowest costs – assumption?

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The Point of Indifference Comparing Two Processes

• • • What is it? Who cares? How do you calculate it?

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Comparing Two Processes

• • • Process A Fixed = $2000 Variable = $5/item • • • Process B Fixed = $11000 Variable = $2/item

Comparing the Processes

Fixed A + (Var A )x = Fixed B + (Var B )x 2000 + 5x = 11,000 + 2x 3x = 9000 X = 3000 So what?

Trade off analysis

• • Customer demanded quantity drives the trade off analysis and decision process Example: → retail stocks at Christmas 2008 and 2009 season - goal save money by stocking less → At what point do you lose sales due to lower stockage levels?

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Process Design/Selection/Capacity

• Have to be simultaneous operations – some texts suggest sequential steps • Decision process has to be customer based → what should it be? → how many should be produced/how many are we capable of producing?

→ how should it be produced?

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Process Strategy - Defines

• • • • Capital intensity Process flexibility Vertical integration Customer involvement 46

Goal of Process Design

• • • Reduce lead time for product to the customer Is it best to be the first to market and establish the market?

Or, be the follower and let someone else do the R&D/design/risk?

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• • • Problems with Managing Large, Unfocused Operations Growing facilities add more levels of management and make coordination and control difficult.

New products are added to the facility as customers demand greater product variety.

Hidden overhead costs increase as managers add staff to deal with increased complexity.

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Process Planning

Make-or-buy decisions

Process selection

Specific equipment selection

Process plans

Process analysis

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Make-or-Buy Decisions

1. Cost 2. Capacity 3. Quality 4. Speed 5. Reliability 6. Expertise What about Proprietary Information?

Barrier to Make-or-Buy?

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Rationale for Off Shore to Low Country Source

100.00% 94.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 37.00% 10.00% 0.00% $ Savings procured goods Penet rat ion t o new market 27.00% 23.00% invent ory redux inc customer service 22.00% access new t echnology 21.00% 20.00% reduced cycle t ime log cost reductions

Source: Aberdeen Research, “Low-Cost Country Sourcing Success Strategies: Maximizing and Sustaining the Next Big Supply Savings Opportunity,” Jun 2005

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Process Plans

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Blueprints Bill of material Flat or multiple layers part or assembly Assembly chart / product structure diagram Operations process chart - list of operations involved in assembly Routing sheet - sequence of events

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Process Analysis

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The systematic examination of all aspects of a process to improve its operation

Faster

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More efficient Less costly More responsive Basic tools

Process flowchart

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Process diagrams Process maps

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Operations Process Chart

Part name Part No.

Crevice Tool 52074 Usage Hand-Vac Assembly No. 520

Oper. No.

10 20 30 40 50 60

Description

Pour in plastic bits Insert mold Check settings & start machine Collect parts & lay flat Remove & clean mold Break off rough edges

Dept.

041 041 041 051 042 051

Machine/Tools

Injection molding #076 113, 67, 650 Plastics finishing Parts washer Plastics finishing

Time

2 min 2 min 20 min 10 min 15 min 10 min

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Process Analysis – What processes feed other processes?

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Process Flowchart

Date: 9-30-02 Analyst: TLR Location: Graves Mountain Process: Apple Sauce Description of process 9 10 11 1 2 6 7 8 3 4 5 Page 1 0f 3 Unload apples from truck Move to inspection station Weigh, inspect, sort Move to storage Wait until needed Move to peeler Apples peeled and cored Soak in water until needed Place in conveyor Move to mixing area Weigh, inspect, sort Total 20 30 360 15 20 5 30 480 100 ft 50 20 20 ft ft ft 190 ft

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Principles for Redesigning Processes • • • • •

Walk the Process!

Remove waste, simplify, consolidate Link processes to create value Let the swiftest and most capable execute Capture information digitally, data mine, and use information to improve operations

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Principles for Redesigning Processes

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Provide visibility through information about process status Fit the process with sensors and feedback loops Add analytic capabilities Connect, collect and create knowledge around the process Personalize the process

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Techniques for Generating Innovative Ideas

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Vary entry point to a problem Draw analogies Change your perspective Use attribute brainstorming

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RFID

• • • • • • Active Tags Always on Battery powered Can be read from up to 300 ft US Army Savi Tags • • • • • • • Passive Tags Small Must be activated May be turned off England California Rolex 60

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Robotics

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Programmable manipulators Follow specified path Better than humans with respect to

Hostile environments

Long hours

Consistency

Adoption has been slowed by ineffective integration and adaptation of systems

Welding at Harley Davidson Plant Questions?

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Facilities

Objectives of Facility Layout

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Eliminate waste or redundant movement Facilitate the entry, exit, and placement of material, products, or people

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Incorporate safety and security measures Promote product and service quality Encourage proper maintenance activities Provide a visual control of operations or activities

Provide flexibility to adapt to changing conditions

Increase capacity

Objectives of Facility Layout

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Minimize material handling costs Utilize space efficiently Utilize labor efficiently Eliminate bottlenecks Facilitate communication and interaction between workers, between workers and their supervisors, or between workers and customers

Reduce manufacturing cycle time or customer service time

Basic Types of Layouts

Process Layout

Machines grouped by process they perform

Product Layout

Linear arrangement of workstations to produce a specific product

Fixed Position Layout

Used in projects where the product cannot be moved

Manufacturing Process Layout

Lathe Department L L Milling Department M M D Drilling Department D D D M M D D D D L L G G G P L L L L G G Grinding Department G P Painting Department L L Receiving and Shipping A A Assembly A

In

A Product Layout

Out

Fixed-Position Layouts

Typical of projects

Equipment, workers, materials, other resources brought to the site

Highly skilled labor

Often low fixed

Typically high variable costs

Designing Process Layouts

Minimize material handling costs

Block Diagramming

Minimize nonadjacent loads

Use when quantitative data is available

Relationship Diagramming

Based on location preference between areas

Use when quantitative data is not available

Block Diagramming

Create load summary chart

Calculate composite (two way) movements

Develop trial layouts minimizing number of nonadjacent loads

(a) Initial block diagram

Block Diagrams

1 2 3 4 5

(a) Initial block diagram

Block Diagrams

(b) Final block diagram 1 2 3 4 5 1 3 2 4 5

Relationship Diagramming (Murther’s Grid)

Used when quantitative data is not available

Muther’s grid displays preferences

Denote location preferences with weighted lines

Relationship Diagramming Example

Production Offices Stockroom Shipping and receiving Locker room Toolroom

Relationship Diagramming Example

Production Offices O U A I A E I O U X Absolutely necessary Especially important Important Okay Unimportant Undesirable Stockroom A O X E A Shipping and receiving U U O U Locker room O O Toolroom

Relationship Diagramming Example

Production Offices O U A I A E I O U X Absolutely necessary Especially important Important Okay Unimportant Undesirable Stockroom A O X E A Shipping and receiving U U O U Locker room O O Toolroom

Relationship Diagramming Example

Production Offices 4 5 1 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Absolutely necessary Especially important Important Okay Unimportant Undesirable Stockroom 1 4 6 2 1 Shipping and receiving 5 5 4 5 Locker room 6 4 Toolroom

Service Layouts

Usually process layouts due to customers needs

Minimize flow of customers or paperwork

Retailing tries to maximize customer exposure to products

Computer programs consider shelf space, demand, profitability

Layouts must be aesthetically pleasing

Designing Product Layouts

Product layouts or assembly lines

Develop precedence diagram of tasks

Jobs divided into work elements

Assign work elements to workstations

Try to balance the amount work of each workstation

Line Balancing

Precedence diagram

Network showing order of tasks and restrictions (constraints) on their performance

Cycle time

Maximum time product spends at any one workstation

Hybrid Layouts

Cellular layouts

Group machines into machining cells

Flexible manufacturing systems

Automated machining & material handling systems

Mixed-model assembly lines

Produce variety of models on one line

Cellular Layouts

1. Identify families of parts with similar flow paths 2. Group machines into cells based on part families 3. Arrange cells so material movement is minimized 4. Locate large shared machines at point of use

Advantages Of Cellular Layouts

Reduced material handling and transit time

Reduced setup time

Reduced work-in-process inventory

Better use of human resources

Easier to control - visibility

Easier to automate

Disadvantages Of Cellular Layouts

Inadequate part families

Poorly balanced cells

Expanded training and scheduling of workers

Increased capital investment

Manufacturing Cell

HM VM Worker 3 VM L Paths of three workers moving within cell Material movement Key: S = Saw L = Lathe HM = Horizontal milling machine VM = Vertical milling machine G = Grinder L S In Worker 2 Worker 1 G Final inspection Finished part Out

Mixed Model Assembly Lines

Produce multiple models in any order on one assembly line

Harley, Opel

Issues in mixed model lines

Line balancing

U-shaped line

Flexible workforce

Model sequencing

Facility Location Models

Types Of Facilities

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Heavy manufacturing

Auto plants, steel mills, chemical plants Light industry

Small components mfg, assembly Warehouse & distribution centers Retail & service

Factors in Heavy Manufacturing Location

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Construction costs Land costs Raw material and finished goods shipment modes Proximity to raw materials Utilities Labor availability

Factors in Light Industry Location

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Construction costs Land costs Easily accessible geographic region Education & training capabilities

Factors in Warehouse Location

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Transportation costs Proximity to markets (Customers)

Warehouse Size Considerations

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Customer service level layout # of products (Stock Keeping Units - SKUs) customer base size of products racks/shelving demand variability MHE requirements/aisle size regulations - CAL OSHA - earthquake; safety; fire

Factors in Retail Location

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Proximity to customers Ease of customer entry and exit Location is everything

Global Location Factors

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Government stability Government regulations Political and economic systems Economic stability and growth Exchange rates Culture Climate Export import regulations, duties and tariffs

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Raw material availability Number and proximity of suppliers Transportation and distribution system Labor cost and education Available technology Commercial travel Technical expertise Cross-border trade regulations Group trade agreements

Regional Location Factors

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Labor (availability, education, cost and unions) Proximity of customers Number of customers Construction/leasing costs

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Land costs Modes and quality of transportation

Transportation costs

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Incentive packages Governmental regulations Environmental regulations Raw material availability Commercial travel Climate Infrastructure Quality of life

Regional Location Factors

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Community government Local business regulations

Government services Business climate

Community services

Taxes

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Availability of sites Financial Services Community inducements Proximity of suppliers Education system

Site Location Factors

Customer base

Construction/ leasing cost

Land cost

Site size

Transportation

Utilities

Zoning restrictions

Traffic

Safety/security

Competition

Area business climate

Income level

Location Incentives

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Tax credits Wal-Mart in Wyandotte Relaxed government regulation Job training Infrastructure improvement Money

Center-of-Gravity Technique

Locate facility at center of geographic area

Based on weight and distance traveled

Establish grid-map of area

Identify coordinates and weights shipped for each location