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Item Open Access Benchmark pre-production practice in manufacturing engineering(IOS Press, 2017-12-31) Shehab, Essam; Rao, Yogeesh; Al-Ashaab, Ahmed; Beadle, Chris; Sarfraz, ShoaibPrototyping stage is a very important phase of new product development, where many decisions need to be taken to get high quality, zero defect products at the right time with minimum cost. Therefore, any value added improvements or best practices in the prototyping stage will support competitiveness of manufacturing companies. This research aims to benchmark the best practices in prototype part manufacture to support early stages of product introduction. A set of of best practices in the prototype component manufacture, along with validated four step prototyping strategy model and best practice prototype journey path model were developed. Research findings provide insight about prototyping trends, best practices and optimum ways of doing prototyping in the manufacturing companies around the globe. Manufacturing companies can use the developed models and best practices to make better prototype strategy in their new product introduction system to achieve their business objectives.Item Open Access Developing a current capability design for manufacture framework in the aerospace industry(Cranfield University Press, 2009-03-31) Whiteside, A.; Shehab, Essam; Beadle, Chris; Percival, M.; Rajkumar Roy; Essam ShehabDuring progressive product design and development in the aerospace industry, a lack of effective communication between the sequential functions of design, manufacturing and assembly often causes delays and setbacks whereby production capabilities are unable to realise design intent in high-complexity product models. As a result, there is a need to formalise the progressive release of an engineering model to production functions during New Product Introduction (NPI) via defining key stages of definition maturity and information requirements through a structured process. This paper describes the development of a framework to facilitate optimal ‘design for manufacture’ based on current manufacturing capabilities within the aerospace industry.Item Open Access Integrated New Product Introduction Challenges in Aerospace Manufacturing(2011-05-10T00:00:00Z) Maginness, Malachy; Shehab, Essam; Beadle, Chris; Alain, BernardThe key dynamic in supporting an efficient and effective new product introduction is the nature of the exchange of information between the functions of manufacturing engineering and design engineering. This paper describes a study of this dynamic with particular regard to the role of manufacturing engineering in developing robust production process for the design intent. This study reports related work in this area and establishes the views of participants concerning product introduction process at a major aerospace manufacturer. It is found that integration between the manufacturing and design function driven by communication of qualitative data has brought benefit to the process in terms of quality cost and time. However, a stronger definition regarding the quality and usability of manufacturing process knowledge communicated to the design function is required for more effective and efficient new product introduction in the shortening timescales of the changing industrial environment.Item Open Access Planning Manufacturing in a Concurrent Engineering Environment: A Case Study(2011-07-09T00:00:00Z) Maginness, Malachy; Shehab, Essam; Beadle, Chris; Frey, Daniel D.; Fukuda, Shuichi; Rock, Georg (Eds.)This paper presents an investigation of current state practice of the Manufacturing Engineering discipline for concurrent manufacturing planning. The research adopted a case study approach and has been conducted at a globally operating manufacturer of aerospace products. The investigation establishes how information systems and the cross-functional teaming enable integrated processes for planning the manufacturing method to progress simultaneously with design in a lean and efficient manner. It applies value stream analysis to understand where value and non-value is added in these transactional processes.Item Open Access Principles for aerospace manufacturing engineering in integrated new product introduction(Sage, 2013-12-13) Maginness, Malachy; Shehab, Essam; Beadle, Chris; Carswell, MattThis article investigates the value-adding practices of Manufacturing Engineering for integrated New Product Introduction. A model representing how current practices align to support lean integration in Manufacturing Engineering has been defined. The results are used to identify a novel set of guiding principles for integrated Manufacturing Engineering. These are as follows: (1) use a data-driven process, (2) build from core capabilities, (3) develop the standard, (4) deliver through responsive processes and (5) align cross-functional and customer requirements. The investigation used a mixed-method approach. This comprises case studies to identify current practice and a survey to understand implementation in a sample of component development projects within a major aerospace manufacturer. The research contribution is an illustration of aerospace Manufacturing Engineering practices for New Product Introduction. The conclusions will be used to indicate new priorities for New Product Introduction and the cross-functional interactions to support flawless and innovative New Product Introduction. The final principles have been validated through a series of consultations with experts in the sponsoring company to ensure that correct and relevant content has been defined.Item Open Access Value stream analysis of manufacturing engineering new product introduction processes(2011-07-09T00:00:00Z) Maginness, Malachy; Shehab, Essam; Beadle, Chris; Frey, Daniel D.; Fukuda, Shuichi; Rock, Georg (Eds.)This paper describes the use of a methodology for value stream mapping and analysis of Manufacturing Engineering New Product Introduction processes. The applicability and usefulness of the technique to process improvement in this domain is explored in a case study where the production system for a new component part is planned and proven. This analysis enables an improvement strategy for the Manufacturing Engineering process to be successfully outlined.