Fraunhofer IAO, Germany

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Fraunhofer IAO, Germany From Concept to New
Product
NITM International Seminar Series A series of
Seminars for Executives Managers NITM, Dublin,
June 11th, 2003
Frank Wagner Joachim Lentes
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering
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Agenda

• Introduction
• A New Approach to Rapid Product Development
• Project Process Management for Engineering
  Teams
• Modern Information Communication Tools
  Methods - From Evaluation to Selection and
  Implementation
• Product Development 2010 - Future and Visions
• Discussion with QA

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Objectives of the Seminar I
To show practical and proven ways for the
successful management of New Product
Development, with a focus on providing
approaches, methods and tools for managing the
challenges within the magic triangle time, cost
and quality, especially by small and medium sized
enterprises.
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Objectives of the Seminar II
Create awareness for the challenges of New
Product Development Give an overview on the
product development process Describe diverse
case studies and lessons learnt Give an overview
on innovative methods and tools Show a brief
outlook into the future
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Agenda

• Introduction
• A New Approach to Rapid Product Development
• Project Process Management for Engineering
  Teams
• Modern Information Communication Tools
  Methods - From Evaluation to Selection and
  Implementation
• Product Development 2010 - Future and Visions
• Discussion with QA

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About Fraunhofer Society
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der
Angewandten Forschung e. V.
Founded 1949 Number of Employees 11.000
Research Volume 910 million
euro President Hans-Jörg Bullinger Prof.
Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. e.h. Dr. h.
c. OrganisationalStructure 56 research
establishments, operating as
independent Profit-Centres 2001
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About Fraunhofer Society
Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787 1826)
Successful researcher, inventorand entrepreneur
Establishing a connection between basic
research,practical application
andcommercialisation Shining example for work
in applied research
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About Fraunhofer Society
Research fields
Materials technology, component
behaviour Production technology, manufacturing
engineering Information and communications
technology Microelectronics, micro systems
technology Sensor systems, testing and
measurement technology Process
technology Energy and building technology,
environmental and health research Technical and
economic studies, information transfer
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About Fraunhofer Society
Locations of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Fraunhofer-Establishments abroad Fraunhofer USA
with locations in Boston (Massachusetts)
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Plymouth
(Michigan) Providence (Rhode Island) Newark
(Delaware) College Park (Maryland) Peoria
(Illinois) Fraunhofer associated offices in
Asia Beijing (China) Singapore Jakarta
(Indonesia) Tokio (Japan)
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About Fraunhofer IAO
Fraunhofer-Institute for Industrial Engineering
IAO
Founded 1981 Number of Employees 250
Employees, 320 student assistants Research
Volume 33,5 million euro Head of Institute
Dieter Spath Prof. Dr.-Ing. Address
Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Phone 49
(0) 7 11/9 70-01 Fax [phone]
99 E-Mail Info_at_iao.fraunhofer.de Web-site
www.iao. fraunhofer.de 2001, inclusive IAT
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About Fraunhofer IAO
Contract research fromprivate industry
Research Volume 33,5 million euro
Basic financingand special funds
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41
Project financing from federal and
regionalgovernment and the European Union
2001, inclusive IAT
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About Fraunhofer IAO
Demonstration Centers and Labs

• Business TV
• Customer Care Center Baden-Württemberg
• PDM Consulting Center
• E-Factory
• Electronic Commerce Center Stuttgart
• Engineering Innovation Lab (EIL)
• Engineering Knowledge Management System (EKMS)
• Enterprise Process Management Labor
• Ergonomics Laboratories
• Office Innovation Center (OIC)
• HyPl 6 (6-sided-CAVE)
• Rapid Product Development
• Software Management
• Tele-Cooperation Laboratory
• Usability Labor
• Virtual Reality Lab (VR-Lab)

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About The Competence Centre RD Management
Number of Employees 22 Researchers and 30
Research Assistants Fields of Activity et al -
Strategy development and implementation
- Project Management
Controlling - Business Re-Engineering
- Engineering Life-Cycle Management -
RD Assessment Performance - Information
and Communication Technology - Concurrent
and Systems Engineering - Innovation
Management - Knowledge Management -
International Project Management www.rdm.
iao.fhg.de
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About CC RD MANAGEMENT
1995 Development of fundamentals for a modern
simultaneous, integrated and standardised product
development
1997 Strategic reorganisation of the entire
product development (processes, project
management and IT-infrastructure) at LG
Electronics, Korea
1998 Development of a navigation environment
("war room") at the BMW AG for the co-ordination
of the development of BMW X5
1998 and 1999 conception of a central
pre-development for the entire Temic Telefunken
GmbH
1999 Reorganisation of product development
processes at Moxy
1999 Development of an operative project
management tool based on degrees of product
maturity for Robert Bosch GmbH
1999-2001 Airbus A380 development of a
Concurrent Engineering Reference framework for a
decentral and interdisciplinary product
development
Since 2000 Development of an innovative
Performance Management System for the new product
development in co-operation with leading
companies, e.g. Skandia and ECI Telecom Ltd.
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About CC RD MANAGEMENT
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About the Speakers
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Wagner Frank.Wagner_at_iao.fhg.de He
ad of Competence Center RD-Management
Dipl.-Ing. Joachim Lentes Joachim.Lentes_at_iao.fhg.d
e Researcher, RD Management