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Improve Design Engineering Process
A few years ago, I was assigned a project to “improve the throughput of a
design engineering process for a manufacturing company with multiple
plants and products.” e company’s product was mega-yachts and its
focus was on delivering product in a much shorter time than their com-
petitors, ensuring superb quality, and controlling their costs. e company
had experienced a high level of growth from a single-plant, entrepreneur-
ial operation to a multi-plant environment. As with any young company,
there was a tremendous amount of talented people with high levels of
product and process knowledge. However, going ...