{"title":"The implementation of measurement systems in manufacturing","authors":"M. Fleischer, T.R. Gidley","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201254","url":null,"abstract":"A study was conducted which applied the general understanding of the process of technological innovation to further the understanding of how to implement successfully measurement technology in the context of a manufacturing plant. The research questions posed were: how does the implementation process used affect the success of the measurement system? What are the characteristics of more successful implementation processes? What is the effect of different types of quality culture on the success of measurement systems? What is the role of management in successful implementation of measurement systems? The technical focus of this project was measurement systems, commonly known as gages or gaging systems, which produce data that can be used by manufacturing plants to help control dimensional quality. The findings support the utility of studying the implementation of gaging systems from the perspective provided by the literature on technological innovation.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"49 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123693298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Global competitiveness with an engineering and technology management focus","authors":"A. Bachmann","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201296","url":null,"abstract":"The broad relationship between management systems and business systems is described, and a framework is proposed to represent their interaction with the global environment. Within the framework, innovation moves from improving mainstream business performance to entering new streams; either action is the beginning of the commercialization process. Commercialization capability is measured in four dimensions: time to market; range of markets; number of products; and breadth of technologies. It is concluded that engineering managers must be able to sustain a continuing modification and improvement of current practice to ensure its continual effectiveness and efficiency in the face of new customer/user or vendor/supplier requirements and emerging environmental and business threats.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121506177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On venture structure, startup, funding, and management","authors":"George H. Didinger","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201289","url":null,"abstract":"Elements critical to venture start-up and evolution are discussed, and opinions and suggestions are based upon the experience of the author. These address the product, the composition of management, the planning process, the capital structure, the funding alternatives, the employment of professionals, and the minimization of expense.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127679588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A strategic approach to the improvement of quality assurance systems","authors":"S. Ishizu, O. Furukawa","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201303","url":null,"abstract":"A methodology is presented which aims to improve quality assurance systems on the basis of concepts of coordinating system and quality goal seeking. The methodology is designed to investigate the relationship among diversified activities and to form a quality information base for solving problems associated with seeking the quality goal of each product. Two types of strategic approaches allow the effective application of this methodology. In order to solve quality problems, an engineering analytical approach and a managerial approach are proposed.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128038450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Program management is always team management","authors":"L. Oliva","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201220","url":null,"abstract":"Experts in building teams, program managers are increasingly asked by management to play pivotal roles in expanding the impact and benefits of teamwork from the engineering and manufacturing organizations to all units of the business enterprise. These requests are partially due to the experience of many program managers with integrated technologies such as computer aided engineering, computer integrated manufacturing, and just-in-time, which require corporatewide teams to understand and implement. They are also due to changes in the work force, reduction in the layers of management, and challenges from worldwide competitors. It is projected that program managers of the 1990's will apply a mixture of line and staff management in setting the direction and standards for their teams during a decade of business, cultural, economic and technological turbulence. Program managers will shape both the corporate and product direction to a much greater degree primarily due to the responsibility bestowed upon them by management as the organizational hierarchy is flattened by function and segmented by product.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134313876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The bridge of expectations-the corporate grading system can help companies deliver first rate services to the client while enhancing employee satisfaction","authors":"D. Kulkarni, S. Sellers","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201279","url":null,"abstract":"There are a series of expectations inherently built into the successful completion of a program or a project: the client's expectations for the delivery of services, the company's expectations of its employees' performance, and the expectations of the employees themselves for reward and recognition. It is suggested that a bridge of expectations to interface these success factors is a key ingredient to effective project management. A grading structure with four discrete levels, from entry level to expert, and covering every discipline required by its projects is described. The individual's accomplishments are verified through structured interviews and reference checks designed to respond to specific questions that have been developed. On-the-job training and experience allow individuals to advance themselves through a reclassification process to avail themselves of promotion.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133223331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using TRACER to capture and control requirements-the equipment specification","authors":"R. Stoller","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201266","url":null,"abstract":"Tracing and Control of Engineering requirements is a software tool developed to document and trace requirements in a hierarchical manner from the highest project level all the way down to a detailed equipment specification or interface requirements document. The structure of the tool is described briefly, identifying the requirement of textual capability and its capability of linking to the driving (parent) requirements and levying on the target (child). Use of a multiplicity of associated attributes, and incorporation of tables and figures contained in and manipulated by the database are discussed. Generation of formal or working documents and reports in a great variety with flexibility is described, and change control features are explained. A TRACER document and report options are compared with typical paper systems. The ultimate goal, the equipment specification, may be a TRACER document benefiting from the full TRACER sorting and handling features for working versions, and selected succinct formats may be chosen for the formal release documents.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115757428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A corporate project management council","authors":"J. Birk","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201274","url":null,"abstract":"It is noted that improvement of project management processes is difficult when a corporation is organized primarily by product lines and functional areas. At Hewlett-Packard a council was formed to provide leadership for the continuous improvement of project management throughout the corporation. Leadership is provided by developing a vision for HP project management, by periodically prioritizing issues, by defining and guiding projects on key issues, and by recommending best practices. On the basis of positive response to the actions supported by HP's project management council and growing participation by product group, it is concluded that a corporate-wide council can achieve progress on major corporate issues.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127215871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Benchmarking new product development: how do you compare with global competition?","authors":"J. Carter","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201276","url":null,"abstract":"Benchmarking a new product development process is a structured way of comparing the practices of one company with those of other companies so that the resultant information can be applied towards improvement. Since the competitive arena is global, examination of best design practices across political and geographical boundaries is essential. The nature of the questions will drive not only the form of the survey but also the nature of the companies that will be contacted to participate. The need to get potentially sensitive information is imperative. Proper consideration of who in industry should be contacted and how to enlist them in the study depends largely on professional relationships. An internal survey is required to validate the set questions and to provide the internal measure of performance which is used as the basis of comparison. After the survey is complete, the discoveries are valuable only is acted upon by the firms sharing the data. Action plans can span the range from corporate goal setting with objective targets to the implementation of new procedures on current development programs.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129481153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Academia's role in the total quality management movement","authors":"R. Ahluwalia","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.1990.201300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.1990.201300","url":null,"abstract":"A symposium on the role of academia in national competitiveness and total quality management was held on 18-20 July 1990 in Morgantown, WV. Prominent leaders from academia, industry and government were invited to provide a national perspective. A significant amount of time was spent on identifying, discussing and resolving critical issues. A major outcome of the symposium was the formation of a government, industry and academia network which will result in long-term partnerships. Twelve points suggested by the teams will be critical in forming partnerships and in implementing TQM at academic institutions.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":235761,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127235337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}