Industrial Management articles from March 1997

Industrial Management archives from March 1997

Eliminating product defects in the design phase.
March 1, 1997... This is a frustrating time for manufacturers. Customers are demanding higher quality, more complex products. They also want customization and greater reliability. What would have been exceptional product quality just a few years ago now has...

Designing a purchase order system for multiple variables.
March 1, 1997... Determining the appropriate purchase order quantities for manufacturing supplies when quantity discounts are available is difficult. However, when the supplies have a finite shelf life and an uncertain market life (e.g., a customer-initiated...

Do integral systems require integral specifications?
March 1, 1997... Historically, system suppliers developed functional specifications to describe the application of their system to their customer's environment. Today's systems are becoming more complex as their level of integration and impact on the organization...

Improving the product development process.
March 1, 1997... The product development process is becoming increasingly important in industry today. As product development process time and costs increase, the likelihood of quickly conquering the market decreases. The removal of international trade barriers...

Transfer pricing effects on locally measured organizations.
March 1, 1997... Why is transfer pricing an important issue? Many large firms move parts, components, assemblies, and finished products among plants and divisions continuously. They also use plant and division profit and loss statements as local performance...