Getting product designs right

Coughlan, Paul; Wood, A.

doi:10.1016/0024-6301(93)90310-c

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“…Quality programmes, which emphasize zero defects, process improvement, statistical process control and continuous process improvement, have been linked to cost reduction (De Ron 1998, Lederer and Rhee 1995, Tham 1988). Second, design-based programmes that encompass initiatives such as design for manufacturability, modularity, product redesign, concurrent engineering and standardization have also been associated with cost reduction (Koulamas 1992, Tummala et al 1997, Koufterous et al 2001, Coughlan and Wood 1992, Port 1989. Finally, in the area of upstream supply chain management, it is well established that JIT purchasing (Handfield 1995, Ansari andHeckel 1987), supplier partnering (Ellram 1991, Mohr andSpekman 1994), and supplier development (Hartley and Choi 1996) can aid in cost reduction.…”

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Transmuting performance on manufacturing dimensions into business performance: An exploratory analysis of efficiency using DEA

Talluri

Vickery

Dröge

2003

International Journal of Production Research

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This research examines efficiency in the transformation of performance on manufacturing competitive dimensions into business performance in the automotive supplier industry. Specifically, the study explores efficiency produced from data envelopment analysis (DEA) using cost, quality, time, flexibility and innovativeness performance as inputs and return on investment (ROI) and return on assets (ROA) as outputs. First tier suppliers to the 'Big 3' in North America were sampled. The 51 suppliers were categorized into three groups (high, medium and low) based on their efficiency. No significant group differences in quality, time, flexibility and innovativeness performance were found, but a significant difference does exist for cost. The results were further investigated by testing between-group differences for various cost reduction programmes, thereby identifying the levers and benchmarks for improving low efficiency firms.

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