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  • Manufacturing flexibility in new product development : perceptions and implications of new product performance

    Creator:
    Larso, Dwi
    Abstract:
    New product development has been considered a key success factor for today's businesses. Long term survival of many manufacturing organizations depends on how successful organizations are introducing new products to compete in existing markets or in creating new markets. Despite the importance of new product development, many manufacturing organizations face...
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    technological innovation strategies. Maihotra et al. (1996) offer triads of new product development framework

  • A study of the application of lean practices to new product development processes

    Creator:
    Choothian, Woraruthai
    Abstract:
    The application of lean to new product development (NPD) processes has been claimed to generate positive impact on NPD performance. There are very few empirical studies, however, on how organizations should apply lean practices or on the exact nature of the impact of lean on NPD performance. To further understand...
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    Dissertation
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    A Study of the Application of Lean Practices to New Product

  • Exploring the relationship between engineering design project characteristics and risk indicators

    Creator:
    Yim, Rachel L.
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    Engineering design projects are implemented to accomplish a variety of goals in organizations. As the complexity of each project grows, the risk and uncertainty accompanying each project increases as well. As a result project managers must identify potential risks to projects and create plans to avoid realized risks leading to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    to consider in creating risk management plans based upon project characteristics. The goal of

  • Enterprise system implementation projects : a study of the impact of contextual factors on critical success factors

    Creator:
    Van Scoter, Diane J.
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    Critical success factors (CSFs) are those things that must be done correctly for a project to be successful; however, CSFs are not sufficient by themselves to guarantee success. CSFs, as identified in the literature, vary from study to study. In addition, previous studies have not typically included contextual details for...
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    Dissertation
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    of change management, which more recent studies have shown to be relevant to enterprise system

  • Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of continuous improvement training

    Creator:
    Wiseman, Lindsay M.
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    Training is a key business process used to increase the skills and knowledge of employees in an effort to improve overall performance. Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of training processes is necessary to ensure time, money, and resources are used to provide the most benefit possible. This investigation is...
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    Masters Thesis
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    given organization. The literature from the engineering management and lean manufacturing bodies of

  • OSU Formula Society of Automotive Engineers: Team Management Structure

    Creator:
    Shoop, Hillary M.
    Abstract:
    The OSU Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is a nonprofit, student-run organization dedicated to enhancing its members‟ engineering, leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. The OSU Formula SAE team objective is to design, build, and race an autocross style car that competes at annual events worldwide. The purpose of the proposed...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . Title: OSU Formula Society of Automotive Engineers: Team Management Structure. Abstract approved

  • A computer-assisted qualitative data analysis framework for the engineering management domain

    Creator:
    Saeedi, Amirali
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    Qualitative data analysis (QDA) is a time consuming and, potentially unreliable research activity. In qualitative research, a number of tasks must be repeated for every new research case, even if each case is closely related or is in the same area of study. Existing QDA applications provide users with a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    studies in the area of engineering management. This thesis will develop and test a framework that can

  • Studying the application of learning and growth metrics in healthcare using analytic hierarchy process

    Creator:
    Emami, Samin
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    Performance measurement is a process that begins with a decision on what to measure followed by identifying proper metrics and data sources. While there is substantial literature devoted to measuring the performance of hospitals and clinics in terms of indicators such as health outcomes and finances, it is vital for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ....................................................... 94 Figure 4.8: Comparison of CVs for innovation metrics

  • An investigation of Chinese quality circle effectiveness : critical success factors and outcomes

    Creator:
    Li, Jing
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    This research studied the relationship between three input variables and outcomes related to the use of quality circles (QCC) in a Chinese manufacturing company. After a thorough review of the literature, three managerial input variables were identified, including goal clarity, goal difficulty, and management support. Five outcomes were measured, including...
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    Masters Thesis
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    management support. Five outcomes were measured, including attitude, motivation, skill, understanding of

  • The impact of shared ownership on virtual team effectiveness

    Creator:
    Bonnono, Mark A.
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    This research studied the role of shared ownership on virtual team effectiveness, using student teams enrolled in engineering management coursework at Oregon State University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. After a thorough review of the literature, the concept of shared ownership was developed. This concept was operationalized as the extent to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    management systems engineering (Salvendy, 2001). This research directly adds to the scholarly body of