Configuration management for senior managers : essential product configuration and lifecycle management for manufacturing

Configuration management for senior managers : essential product configuration and lifecycle management for manufacturing / Frank B. Watts.

Configuration Management for Senior Managers is written to help managers in product manufacturing and engineering environments identify the ways in which they can℗ streamline their products and processes through proactive documentation control and product lifecycle management. Experienced consultant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watts, Frank B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier : BH, [2015]
Subjects:
Project management.
Configuration management.
Manufacturing industries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Configuration management
Manufacturing industries
Project management
Electronic book.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Configuration Management for Senior Managers; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Policies and Critical Practices; POLICIES; CRITICAL PRACTICES; PLATINUM POLICY; Chapter One
  • Introduction; Chapter Two
  • Why CM; THE DIRTY HALF DOZEN; PROCESS SPEED; THROW IT OVER THE WALL; QUALITY CONTROL FOR ENGINEERING; SUMMARY; Chapter Three
  • CM System, Where to Start; PROCESS MEASUREMENTS; DISTRIBUTED CM; ORGANIZATION; CHAIN OF COMMAND; CM MANAGER; ISO STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION; DOD/MILITARY STANDARDS; BEST OF THE BEST PRACTICES; STANDARDS RESPONSIBILITY; PEOPLE REQUIRED.
  • FUNCTION NAMERESPONSIBILITIES; REENGINEER OR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; PLAN TO IMPROVE; SUMMARY; Chapter Four
  • CM and Software; SOFTWARE'S CURRENT CONDITION; MODERN TREND; PROCESS REDESIGN BEFORE SOFTWARE; CM'S ROLL IN SOFTWARE; WHAT CM SHOULD CONTROL-AND NOT; SOFTWARE (SW) AND FIRMWARE (FW) CONTROL; SUMMARY; Chapter Five
  • Standard Foundation Blocks; STANDARDS WRITING; GENERAL STANDARDS; ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS; PART NUMBERS-SIGNIFICANT OR NOT; CLASS CODING; INTERCHANGEABILITY AND THE PART NUMBER; INTERCHANGEABILITY/PART NUMBER/REV CHANGE; ITEM/DOCUMENT NUMBERING.
  • INTERCHANGEABILITY DISCUSSEDINTERCHANGEABILITY DEFINED; IDEAL PART/DOCUMENT NUMBER; ASSIGNMENT OF PART NUMBER AND REVISION LEVEL; REVISION LEVELS; REVISION CONTROL; PART MARKING; COGNIZANT ENGINEER; APPROVED MANUFACTURERS LIST; DEVIATIONS; SPARE PARTS; PUBLICATIONS; NAMEPLATE/SERIAL NUMBER/LABELS; TRANSMISSIONS TO CUSTOMERS; SUMMARY; Chapter Six
  • Signatures on CM Documents; INVOLVEMENT VERSUS SIGNATURE; ONE AUTHOR AND ONE ACCEPTOR; SIGNING THE BOM OR PARTS LIST; JUST IN TIME; WHO OBTAINS SIGNATURES?; QUALITY ASSURANCE ROLE; TECHNICAL RELEASE; SIGNATURE ALTERNATIVES; SUMMARY.
  • Chapter Seven
  • Process ImprovementPROCESS SPEED-CASE HISTORY; CASE STUDY CHANGE PROCESS REENGINEERING; PROCESS TIME EXPECTATIONS; TEAMS; CHANGE BOARDS; FORMS; CUSTOMER ORDERS; BACKLOGS/WORK IN PROCESS; AGE REPORTS; SUMMARY; Chapter Eight
  • Release Process; ENGINEERING AND COMPANY PHASES; PHASES OF RELEASE; RELEASE IN LEAD TIME; LEAD TIME RELEASE PERFORMANCE; TEAM IN RELEASE; SIGNATURES ON RELEASES; RELEASE PHASE CHART; RULES FOR RELEASE; PRODUCT SPECIFICATION RELEASE; CONTRACT/PLANNING PHASE; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE; PILOT PHASE; PRODUCTION PHASE; OBSOLETE; SOFTWARE RELEASE.
  • RELEASE PROCESS STANDARDSRELEASE METRICS; RELEASE PROCESS QUALITY; RELEASE PROCESS FLOW; RELEASE TIME AND VOLUME MEASUREMENT; SUMMARY; Chapter Nine
  • Bill of Material Process; DESIGN DATA; NEW PRODUCT BOM; PRODUCT COST; PLM AND ERP; ONE BOM ENTRY; OPERATIONS BOM DATA; ENGINEERING-FRIENDLY PARTS LIST; BOM CONTENT; STRUCTURING THE BOM; EVOLVE THE BOM; JUST-IN-TIME BOM; STRUCTURING FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE; FEATURES AND OPTIONS; THE PERFECT BOM; BOM WORK FLOW; BOM STANDARDS; BOM METRICS; SUMMARY; Chapter Ten
  • Request for Change Process; SEPARATE REQUEST PROCESS; DOES YOUR REQUEST PROCESS WORK? ; Cost reduction and improvements.

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