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Design Of An Effective And Timely Product Development Process For Medical Devices, Jean Benoit Almonor
Design Of An Effective And Timely Product Development Process For Medical Devices, Jean Benoit Almonor
Theses
Effective product development process is one of the most critical issues facing medical devices manufacturing today. There is a need to search for ways to improve or solve the cross organization and company boundaries to enhance the faster release of new medical products to the market. This thesis presents an integrated set of perspectives on the process of new product development of medical devices with dual goals of achieving marketing speed and meet customer satisfaction.
The Attribute Driven Specifications approach described in this thesis, is one of the most valuable tools in the approach to effective product development in medical …
Concurrent Engineering And Design For Manufacture In The Medical Device Industry, Martin A. Mathelier
Concurrent Engineering And Design For Manufacture In The Medical Device Industry, Martin A. Mathelier
Theses
Concurrent Engineering (CE) is an approach to product development in which engineers work on design and manufacturability at the same time. The ultimate goal of concurrent engineering is to reduce the time-to-market while improving quality. This thesis goes into details about the tools necessary to achieve successful product development in the Medical Device Industry. The novelty of this thesis is not in the tools themselves but rather in the way that they are applied to the medical device industry. The need for the CE approach is of utmost importance because of the vast competition in the medical device industry.
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