Engineering Change Management - How Manufacturers Manage Product Design Changes

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Manufacturing Insights Opinion
• In This Report
  • Design Change Management
  • Figure: Typical Product Development Process
  • Table: Typical Change Triggers
• Situation Overview
  • The Change Management Process
  • Table: Estimated Impact of Design Changes on Development
    • Inefficient and Complex Process
      • Change Management and Prioritization
      • Quality Management and Root Cause Analysis
      • The Aging Engineering Workforce
      • Capacity
      • Batching
      • Cascading Changes
    • Detection to Correction Time
    • Workflow Management
  • Learning from Experience
  • Innovation and Engineering Changes
  • Benefits Realized
  • Table: Benefits of Using Engineering Management Tools
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
    • Frontload Changes
    • Figure: Impact and Cost of Design Changes
    • Figure: Frequency of Design Changes
    • Avoid Unnecessary Changes
    • Accelerate Response Time
      • Accelerate Detection Time
      • Accelerate Detection to Correction Time
      • Cut the Overhead
    • Making Better Decisions
      • Establish a Decision Framework
      • Knowledge Networks
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis