88 Principles of Supply Chain Management
the parallel rather than the sequential mode. This cycle consists of many stages, including
planning, implementation, reviewing, and modifying, in order to continuously improve
the product development process. This strategy can shorten the time to market and help to
optimize an effective and efcient product development process. A continuous improve-
ment and renement cycle is a core element of a CE strategy. Companies, such as NASA,
Boeing, and General Electric, are currently adopting CE to gain competitiveness in short-
ening the time to market.
Design for Manufacturability
DFM is a methodology to engineer products for the best manufacturability. The best man-
ufacturability costs less, reduces lead time ...