Zammit, Joseph Paul, Gao, James ORCID: 0000-0001-5625-3654 and Evans, Richard (2016) Development of a knowledge sharing framework for improving the testing processes in global product development. International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management, 9 (1). p. 1. ISSN 1743-5110 (Print), 1743-5129 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPLM.2016.078853)

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Abstract

As identified by Griffin (1997) and Kahn (2012), manufacturing organisations typically improve their market position by accelerating their Product Development (PD) cycles. One method for achieving this is to reduce the time taken to design, test and validate new products, so that they can reach the end customer before competition. This paper adds to existing research on PD testing procedures by reporting on an exploratory investigation carried out in a UK-based manufacturing plant. Exploring the organisational and managerial factors that contribute to the time spent on testing of new products during development. The investigation consisted of three sections, viz. observations and process modelling, utilisation metrics and a questionnaire-based investigation, from which a proposed framework to improve and reduce the PD time cycle is presented. This project’s main focus is the improvement of the utilisation of product testing facilities and the links to its main internal stakeholders - PD engineers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Product development; Product testing; Information and knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Communication and collaboration
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Engineering (ENG)
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2020 23:36
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/16639

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