Friday, September 21, 2012

Strategy and Engineering Management


Today I came across the paper.


ROLE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING IN,ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, Kumar Krishen, Ph.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center,  Houston, Texas 77058
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19960023932_1996053021.pdf

In the abstract of the paper, this interesting statement is made.


The traditional roles of an  engineer  to  design, develop, and streamline (a product and its) a manufacturing process for a product are still valued and relevant.  However, the need for an engineer to participate in the process of identifying the product  to  be  developed,  the schedule and resources required, and the goal of
satisfying the customer, has become paramount to achieving the success of the enterprise. When we
include these endeavors in the functions of an engineer, management of “engineering” takes on a new dimension. In this paper, the ramifications of  the  changing and increased functions. of  an engineer and consequent impacts on engineering management are explored.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Machinist - India Version





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December 2011

BHEL striving to improve cost competitiveness and quality to attain target

BHEL strives to retain cost competitiveness by exploring cheaper options for inputs through global sourcing, indigenization, and various integrated operations, improvement initiatives like design to cost, purchase and supply chain management etc.

http://machinist.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4082&Itemid=1