To Improve Quality and Reduce Rejection Level through Quality Control

Organization now a days need to improve their product/process/services continuously and progressively for that lean six sigma is the holistic approach that address multiple aspect of organization competitiveness it is only tool to achieve overall operational excellence.CNC Cutting involves various processes which include machine setting, blade speed, machine parameter, clamping, cooling, etc. It is very difficult to produce defect free cutting. Occurrence of the defect may involve single or multiple causes. These causes can be minimized through systematic procedure of applying various tools and technique .This paper represents analyses and investigation of cutting defects and identification of remedial measures carried out at specific industry. Diagnostic study carried out on overall process of cutting. Cutting products revealed that the contribution of the five prominent defects in cutting rejections were found and they are taper cutting, over size, under size, rough surface and burr. It was noticed that these defects were frequently occurring at different locations. Systematic analyses were carried out to understand the reasons for defects occurrence and suitable remedial measures were identified and implementation of process

An overview of manufacturing knowledge sharing in the product development process

This paper provides an overview of reported research relevant to the management of manufacturing related knowledge and highlights the sharing of knowledge in the product development process. Previous research and concepts reported by international researchers and examples of the research projects carried out by the authors’ research teams will also be introduced. Publications reviewed are in the scope of information, communication and knowledge management technologies in product development and manufacturing. Some key concepts and issues in knowledge management are introduced first, as a foundation for the remainder of the review. The different approaches to knowledge management and knowledge sharing, and the different types of knowledge and key issues in the product development process are discussed. Then manufacturing knowledge and its application in the product development is reviewed. The focus is given to the discussion of the approaches to sharing manufacturing knowledge relating to the product development process and indicating the future challenges and research directions

Design Supporting Business

This is a REF 2014 UOA34 portfolio submissionDesign Supporting Business – Research-through-practice by practice as research (Portfolio) This research investigates methods in which companies (Large Enterprises (LE’s) and Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SME’s)) can be supported effectively in utilising design in their New Product Development (NPD) strategies – thus benefitting the economy through efficient innovation. This represents a highly original body of work bringing together findings from over 180 design research projects across private sector commissions (LE’s and SME’s) and a number of Government funded design support schemes (Improving Business by Design, Manufacturing Advisory Service - Design Pilot Scheme, European Development Fund - SME Design Support) all proposed and implemented by the investigator. The research compares a number of combined design and funding support scenarios using the ‘success’’ of products to market (generating revenue, creating/securing jobs) as evidence of the relative efficacy of these methods. It proposes that companies who do not have design capability will have increased success when supported by a design capable body, that can manage and oversee all aspects of the design process from securing funding through to manufacture (activity that extends beyond design consultancy alone). The research identifies an 80% success rate for companies that utilise such support and a 90% failure rate for those that don’t. The research also indicates that there is little difference between projects which are 100% Government funded with those that are %50 Government funded or with those that are %100 Private sector funded. This has implications on how Governments can most cost effectively implement funding for SME’s in NPD. Dissemination includes: Guest speaker, Origin Oman’s Product Design and Packaging Workshop: Panel member for the PEIE 2009 (Oman): Guest speaker, opening event of the University of Pelita Harapan, 2010 (Malaysia) Be Transformed Festival. Findings culminated in a conference paper presented Boston 2012 and Antwerp 2012

Modelling work domain knowledge with the combined use of abstraction hierarchy and living systems theory

This study is aimed at developing a new method for modelling work domain knowledge with the combined use of abstraction hierarchy (AH) and living systems theory (LST). AH has been widely used as a work domain knowledge representation framework in the field of cognitive systems engineering and human–computer interaction, and its usefulness has been proved in a range of work domains. However, its effective use still remains a challenging issue. In order to address this problem, this study firstly points out several issues that can be raised in the use of AH and then explains why and how LST can give concepts and principles helpful to resolve them. The proposed method offers a framework for how to combine AH and LST, particularly to identify functional knowledge at higher abstraction levels. It also offers a process for modelling the knowledge of a work domain based on the combined use of AH and LST. The use of the proposed method is exemplified by modelling the knowledge of a simplified secondary cooling system of nuclear power plants. The proposed method is a new approach to refining the concepts of AH and modelling the knowledge of a work domain that humans should interact. It is believed that it will be a useful tool for knowledge modellers in identifying and modelling the knowledge of a work domain in terms of its functional structure. However, it should be noted that its usefulness can be limited to technology-oriented engineering systems; it would not be easily applied to human activity-oriented systems

Managing effective industry knowledge transfer within a higher education establishment

Effective knowledge transfer is essential in ensuring the successful development of products, but is the role of the different actors in this process clear? During the past 20 years De Montfort University (DMU) has supported in excess of 100 companies in the design and development of new products. Case study material has been produced to support undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, placements for students have been established and a number of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) have been initiated and completed. Activities with Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), Large Enterprises (LEs), design consultancies and KTPs, all in the Higher Education context, have provided DMU with considerable and multifaceted experiences relating to knowledge transfer in product design and new product development in both the public and private sectors. Based on these experiences this paper considers the nature of and the difficulties in ensuring effective knowledge transfer in the product design and new product development discipline, in a higher education context. This paper investigates knowledge transfer environments that support academics in gaining experience and providing design students and professionals with access to information from which to generate innovation. This paper explores the nature and importance of relationship building in the management of knowledge environments to enable effective knowledge transfer and uses a case study to illustrate this activity within the Higher Education Institution (HEI) context

De Montfort University: Unit 34 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory REF 2014: impact case studies

This research investigates methods in which companies (Large Enterprises (LE’s) and Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SME’s)) can be supported effectively in utilising design in their New Product Development (NPD) strategies – thus benefitting the economy through efficient innovation. This represents a highly original body of work bringing together findings from over 180 design research projects across private sector commissions (LE’s and SME’s) and a number of Government funded design support schemes (Improving Business by Design, Manufacturing Advisory Service - Design Pilot Scheme, European Development Fund - SME Design Support) all proposed and implemented by the investigator. The research compares a number of combined design and funding support scenarios using the ‘success’’ of products to market (generating revenue, creating/securing jobs) as evidence of the relative efficacy of these methods. It proposes that companies who do not have design capability will have increased success when supported by a design capable body, that can manage and oversee all aspects of the design process from securing funding through to manufacture (activity that extends beyond design consultancy alone). The research identifies an 80% success rate for companies that utilise such support and a 90% failure rate for those that don’t. The research also indicates that there is little difference between projects which are 100% Government funded with those that are %50 Government funded or with those that are %100 Private sector funded. This has implications on how Governments can most cost effectively implement funding for SME’s in NPD. Dissemination includes: Guest speaker, Origin Oman’s Product Design and Packaging Workshop: Panel member for the PEIE 2009 (Oman): Guest speaker, opening event of the University of Pelita Harapan, 2010 (Malaysia) Be Transformed Festival. Findings culminated in a conference paper presented Boston 2012 and Antwerp 2012

Examining Successful Management Practices Among Senior Women Using AI Technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology innovations are envisioned to intensify the digital ecosystem affecting management practices and the quality of life for female senior business leaders in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative, transcendental phenomenology study was to examine the lived experiences that some female senior business leaders, ages 55 - 95, face using AI technology in decision making. The conceptual framework included the technology acceptance model and the mindspace model. Data was collected through semistructured interviews with 12 successful female senior business leaders from nine different industries in the United States. The Van Kaam method, as supported by Moustakas\u27 theoretical process, was used to analyze the data. Descriptive and inductive coding was used to uncover and categorize the found themes: (a) AI technology is beneficial, (b) leadership and change management, (c) technology adaptation and acceptance, (d) decision making and communication, and (e) information sharing and privacy. This study may contribute to positive social change as a benefit to other seniors by strengthening their AI technology decision making experiences, leadership, and supporting community awareness in addition to influencing positive social change across management and business platforms

Development of a design feature database to support design for additive manufacturing (DfAM)

This research introduces a method to aid the design of products or parts to be made using Additive Manufacturing (AM), particularly the laser sintering (LS) system. The research began with a literature review that encompassed the subjects of design and AM and through this the need for an assistive design approach for AM was identified. Undertaking the literature review also confirmed that little has been done in the area of supporting the design of AM parts or products. Preliminary investigations were conducted to identify the design factors to consider for AM. Two preliminary investigations were conducted, the first investigation was conducted to identify the reasons for designing for AM, the need for a design support tool for AM and current challenges of student industrial designers designing parts or products for AM, and also to identify the type of design support they required. Further investigation were conducted to examine how AM products are developed by professional industrial designers and to understand their design processes and procedures. The study has identified specific AM enabled design features that the designers have been able to create within their case study products. Detailed observation of the case study products and parts reveals a number of features that are only economical or possible to produce with AM. A taxonomy of AM enabled design features was developed as a precursor for the development of a computer based design tool. The AM enabled design features was defined as a features that would be uneconomical or very expensive to be produced with conventional methods. The taxonomy has four top-level taxons based on four main reasons for using AM, namely user fit requirements, improved product functionality requirements, parts consolidation requirements and improvement of aesthetics or form requirements. Each of these requirements was expanded further into thirteen sub categories of applications that contained 106 examples of design features that are only possible to manufacture using AM technology. The collected and grouped design features were presented in a form of a database as a method to aid product design of parts or products for AM. A series of user trials were conducted that showed the database enabled industrial designers to visualise and gather design feature information that could be incorporated into their own design work. Finally, conclusions are drawn and suggestions for future work are listed. In summary, it can be concluded that this research project has been a success, having addressed all of the objectives that were identified at its outset. From the user trial results, it is clear to see that the proposed tool would be an effective tool to support product design for AM, particularly from an educational perspective. The tool was found to be beneficial to student designers to take advantage of the design freedom offered by AM in order to produce improved product design. As AM becomes more widely used, it is anticipated that new design features will emerge that could be included in future versions of the database so that it will remain a rich source of inspirational information for tomorrow s industrial designers