Phase-Gate, 5S and Lean Production Principles

to Manufacture Superior Products

and Maximize Profit

Product Development and Production Process

Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Gate 4

Invention & Technology Product Verification & Continuously Innovation Development Design Optimization Monitoring of Phase Phase Phase Phase Production

Voice of the Customer Leadership Principles: superiority, robustness, simultaneous engineering, planning and continuous improvement.

Phase 1 What is it?

Phase 2 Make it work /

Make it fail

Phase 3 Excellent Product

Phase 4 Make it fail / Make it work

Production

Customer & strategic Requirements .

Clarify customer & business needs

Customer needs → excellent product requirements

Capabilities & Certifications

Continuous improvement and

valuation of production Alternative technology methodes

Develop the best technical solution

Product Attributes & performace

requirements

QA robustness examination redesign

Continuous Customer Care

Define investment opportunities

Understand / Prevent Errors

System Integration CE, OSHA, TUV & other required

conformity

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Manufacturing strategies

Adapt manufacturing operations and

service strategies

Launch readiness product End of Life

Alpha Test Beta Test

Product Development Process - Gate Review Questions

Go / No Go Decision Go / No Go Decision Go / No Go Decision Go / No Go Decision Executive Management

Who has been trained on the product? List the calibration procedures, spare parts list & trouble shooting guide.

What are the service strategies (personnel, training & documentation)?

Overview Assessment Overview Assessment Customer Service

What is the unit cost based upon the BOM? List the build procedures Improve the build procedures

What is the manufacturing plan and status (technical, personnel & external resources)?

What are the manufacturing strategies (technical, personnel & external resources)?

Overview Assessment Manufacturing

What are the Beta Test results? What are CE/ OSHA Compliance results? Show exploded drawings with part numbers. What is the anticipated schedule and resource list for Phase 5? How to optimize the build process?

What are the Alpha Test results (performance & failure)? Design specification. What are the unit costs & actual ROI? What is the anticipated schedule and resource list for Phase 4? How to optimize the build process?

What are the performance results? What are the failure modes? What are the estimated development cost, unit costs & ROI? What is the anticipated schedule and resource list for Phase 3?

What are the alternative technologies? What is the estimated development cost, unit costs and ROI for the recommended approach? What is the anticipated schedule and resource list for Phase 2?

Engineering /Software

What is the selling price? How many will be sold annually? List of sales spreadsheets, literature, personnel trained & advertising plan.

What is the selling price? How many will be sold annually? What are the selling strategies?

What is the selling price? How many will be sold annually?

What is the selling price? How many will be sold annually?

Sales / Marketing

What is the final product specification? •What are the Life Cycle implications?

What is the product specification? How do we compare to the competition?

What is the idea & why (statement of product)? Regulatory / Patent Issues?

What is the idea & why (statement of product)? Regulatory / Patent Issues?

Product Management

GATE 4 Verify / Optimize

GATE 3 Product Development/ Manufacturing

GATE 2 Technology Development

GATE 1 Invent & Innovate

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B7XX GS857

M8XX GS827

Samples – Phase / Gate, 5S and Lean Production

Green Technology - Refurbished Equipment

Samples - Phase Gate, 5S and Lean Production

Printed Electronics Technology - New Equipment

Gravostar HS

Vision 3 - 8KHz Vision 4 - 12KHz

New advanced Technology - New Equipment Gravostar Spectrum

MicroStar AccuPress

Digital P-Card

Dual Microscope

LinearDirect Drive

Samples - Phase Gate, 5S and Lean Production

Manufacturing Costs/Profit/ROI Machine Project A:

Manufacturing Costs/Profit/ROI Machine Project B: