BU385 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gantt Chart, Product Design, Reverse Engineering
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Gantt chart has time across the time, breaks down the project you are doing down the vertical axis, creates sequences of what ahs to be done before what, and what can be done simultaneous. Product design determines the form and function. 5 phases for product design: 1. ) Building a business case, determine what customers want, determine the nature of product and assess its technical feasibility: 3. ) Testing and validation, perform external testing, finalize the product and process specification: 5. ) launch. Sources of ideas for new or redesigned products. Reverse engineering dismantling and inspecting a competitors" product to disco(cid:448)er (cid:449)hat it is composed of and how the components work, searching for own product improvements. Front line employees those who makes goods or deliver services has seen the problems in manufacturing/assembly operations. Suppliers and purchasing functions may have ideas about design/redesign of purchased items. Customers and sales/marketing they are aware if problems with products.
