The January monthly educational program sponsored by Manufacturer's Alliance. Leveraging Product Development Resources, a well presented program (Manufacturers Educational Program). The speakers were:
- ACIST Medical Systems Inc.- Karen Kensok,
- Shock Doctor-Jay Turkbas & Bill Best
- Tennant Company- Evan Graham
In many ways the program was a recommendation for outsourcing, close partnership with suppliers and the need for new skills sets in our teams, namely the ability to work effectively with external resources.
Shock Doctor's prototyping process (Foam, to Carbon Parts: to final Plastic Injection Molded Parts) and the close relationship with their manufacturing (Long Way: http://www.longway.com) and design partners (Tac Tix: http://www.tactix.com) by all accounts has led to great success, faster to market, and designs that work for the market.
The only topic not covered was what PLM & Collaboration tools each company was using to manage the ever increasing global development teams with resources both Internal & External to the Company. How these companies manage the various cultural and logistics barriers to get things done. This might make a good selection for a "Beyond The Meeting™" Map.
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