The Moped: A story of after hours product development
Feb 03, 2012
Leave a commentThis blog post follows the product development process as I restore and customize one of my vintage mopeds - the Kreidler MP 19.
Categories: Product DevelopmentAuthor: M. Decker
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A frog in a well
Jan 17, 2012
1 CommentFor functional product development groups, understanding their own bigger picture - the landscape in which their well or silo exists - is the first step in the work of connecting the silos and fostering systematic operation. To all of you who from time to time feel like "a frog in a well", this blog is aimed at letting you know what’s going on outside of your well.
Categories: Product Development SystemAuthor: B. Farmer
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EBOM & MBOM – What they are and how you can use them together & more intelligently
Jan 10, 2012
Leave a commentI’d like to start off my first blog post by defining EBOM & MBOMs. Most companies developing products have both EBOM and MBOMs. Engineering Bill of Materials – as designed Manufacturing Bill of Materials – as shipped You may not …
Categories: Enterprise Solutions, Product DevelopmentAuthor: B. Prout
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Notes from the classroom: One perspective on switching CAD software
Dec 19, 2011
Leave a commentIt has been a great year looking back upon 2011! Many of us have been very busy and have accomplished many goals. I was asked to continue my PTC U Certifications within the Windchill course offerings alongside keeping up with …
Categories: Workforce DevelopmentAuthor: J. Cartwright
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Extensioneering…not outsourcing
Dec 07, 2011
Leave a commentYou may or may not have heard of the term Extensioneering. We believe it was coined by one of our customers when he explained how we work with his internal engineering team. We literally became an extension of his group. …
Categories: Product DevelopmentAuthor: A. Caldwell
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Horrible Bosses
Nov 03, 2011
Leave a commentA hilarious film (IMHO)! Unfortunately the ideas portrayed in the film – albeit excessive to a cartoonish point – are not outside the realm of what can and does happen on a day-to-day basis throughout different organizations. There are some …
Categories: Product Development, Workforce DevelopmentAuthor: J. Ruby