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Item Open Access Requirements management: an enabler for concurrent engineering in the automotive industry(Taylor & Francis, 2006-05-01T00:00:00Z) Kerr, C. I. V.; Roy, Rajkumar; Sackett, Peter J.Defining and agreeing the product requirements is especially important when the design and manufacture of a system is part of an Extended Enterprise. To realize an all-inclusive concurrent engineering process, tools for the upstream design activities are needed. In practice, it is often difficult for the companies to have a shared understanding of what needs to be developed, and so specifications contain ambiguities in describing the product requirements. This paper clarifies the problem domain in the context of a complex product, designed and manufactured in a pan-national Extended Enterprise and serving a highly competitive market. The authors show how the challenge can be addressed through the application of ontology. A model of a requirements-management tool is proposed that will allow the various systems and associated levels of a product to be described and then shared through the supply chain. A prototype system is presented and illustrated through a case study from the automotive industry.Item Open Access Return merchandize authorization stakeholders and customer requirements management—high-technology products.(Taylor and Francis, 2007-04) Chen, Y. C. K.; Sackett, Peter J.Asian based enterprises providing high technology mass market products to the developed countries are competing in a marketplace where customers are demanding the highest standards of service. To develop successful product service capabilities - including technological change, product differentiation, timing, contingency planning, marketing and financial considerations, these companies need to fully identify the market stakeholders and quantitatively prioritise their requirements. This paper describes a methodology to identify the different types of stakeholders in the high technology product market and manage their requirements. The methodology provides a basis for sustainable competition that exploits global market opportunities and enables ultra-fast-to-market products to be supported at a level that meets customer demands. The case study application is in mass market electronic products; the potential application is wide.Item Open Access A review of data visualization: opportunities in manufacturing sequence management.(Taylor and Francis, 2006-10) Sackett, Peter J.; Al-Gaylani, M. F.; Tiwari, Ashutosh; Williams, D.Data visualization now benefits from developments in technologies that offer innovative ways of presenting complex data. Potentially these have widespread application in communicating the complex information domains typical of manufacturing sequence management environments for global enterprises. In this paper the authors review the visualization functionalities, techniques and applications reported in literature, map these to manufacturing sequence information presentation requirements and identify the opportunities available and likely development paths. Current leading-edge practice in dynamic updating and communication with suppliers is not being exploited in manufacturing sequence management; it could provide significant benefits to manufacturing business. In the context of global manufacturing operations and broad-based user communities with differing needs served by common data sets, tool functionality is generally ahead of user application.Item Open Access Using feature design to showcase the corporate brand(Design Management Institute, 2003) Sackett, Peter J.; Kefallonitis, E. G.In evaluating brands, consumer perceptions are the bottom line. Peter Sackett and Efstathios Kefallonitis note that problems arise from lack of differentiation, too much or confusing information, dysfunctional products and services, uncoordinated brand media, and the failure to temper global approaches with an understanding of local or regional culture. Distinctive, coherent brands depend on attention to detail and a vigilant consumer focus.