Design for Producibility in Swedish Manufacturing Industries
Matts Carlsson
(Matts Carlsson (MSc, MBA,
Lic. Eng., PhD) is Associate professor of Quality and Reliability
Management at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Chalmers
University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. His research work has been
focused on different aspects in the areas of management of product
development and quality management, e.g. integration of technical
functions, management of product development processes and
implementation of “total quality management” concepts. The
results have been presented internationally in several conferences,
reviewed and published as articles, i.e. in Strategic Direction,
Technology Strategies, Journal of Product Innovation Management,
International Journal of Production Research, R&D Management,
Journal of Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Managing
Changes in Operations. He is a former member of the MIT project
“International Motor Vehicle Program”, is currently working
in the EG/Comett programme “World Class Manufacturing” and
with research in the area of quality management and management of
product development at Gothenburg Research Institute. He can be
contacted at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of
Applied Engineering and Maritime Studies, Chalmers University of
Technology, Box 8873, S‐402 72 Gothenburg, Sweden. Tel: (46) 31 772
5025; Fax: (46) 31 772 2689.)
Michael Egan
(Michael Egan (B.Eng. Hons, A.M.I.Mech.E.) is
a research assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. His research is
in the integration between TQM and product development, especially in
the use of tools as a link between the two fields. Recently he has
concentrated on DFA and DFM tools, their applicability and
implementation implications within organizations. After graduating from
Hull University in 1989 he worked for two years in the UK as a Project
Engineer, CAD Development Engineer and finally Quality Engineer before
moving to Sweden in 1991. Tel: (46) 31 772 5776; Fax: (46) 31 772 2689.)
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Abstract
Describes how several analyses of ease of production have been carried out in Swedish companies. The results concerning the possibilities of rationalization are clearly positive. However, the companies investigated have themselves only, to a very limited extent, assimilated the knowledge of or implemented the DFP methods. In the investigation reported on, the most important causes of this situation are described. Also discusses the need for additional studies within the area.
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Citation
Carlsson, M. and Egan, M. (1994), "Design for Producibility in Swedish Manufacturing Industries", World Class Design to Manufacture, Vol. 1 No. 6, pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/09642369210071325
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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