Biren Prasad

Bio: Biren Prasad is an academic researcher from Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heat transfer & Reynolds number. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 92 publications receiving 1846 citations. Previous affiliations of Biren Prasad include Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur & Delphi Automotive.

Information Management for Concurrent Engineering: Research Issues:

Abstract: The development of products in large industrial organizations involves numerous engineers from different disciplines working on interdependent components Objectives are sometimes in conflict The need for overall coordination, consistency, control, and integrity of data, design ideas, and design rationale is critical The information generated by each designer must be viewed in the context of information generated by other designers, the enterpnse historical data, and the organization as a whole. The paper outlines major requirements facing concurrent engineering (CE) It focuses on the ability of collaborating designers to proceed independently, correlate interdependency, use existing information (data, knowledge, and processes), and negotiate conflicts arising from design inconsistencies To provide information-based support for such environments a concept of design schemata is introduced to support the concurrent, collaborative, and historical aspects of CE environments from an enterprise perspective.The n...

A concurrent function deployment technique for a workgroup-based engineering design process

Abstract: In this paper, an alternate framework to quality function deployment (QFD) called concurrent function deployment (CFD), suitable for a workgroup-based engineering design process, is described. The methodology exploits the independence of units that manifest itself in a company strategic business unit, total quality management, and enterprise knowledge management concepts. It considers parallel deployments of a number of 'values' in addition to 'quality', as opposedtoaserialfour-phaseddeploymentofquality. Consider,forexample,the popular American Supplier Institute's (ASI's) four-phased QFD concept (Sullivan 1988). ASI's QFD is based on using a single measurement, 'quality', and the four phases called 'quality plans' are deployed serially. CFD employs a concurrent deployment process of its 'value sets'-'quality' happens to be one of its important values. Six concurrent value-sets, namely functionality (quality), performance (X-ability), tools and technology (innovation), cost, responsiveness, and infrastruc...

Toyota production system : beyond large-scale production

Abstract: * Starting from Need* Evolution of the Toyota Production System* Further Development* Genealogy of the Toyota Production System* The True Intention of the Ford System* Surviving the Low-Growth Period

Product family design and platform-based product development: a state-of-the-art review

Abstract: Product family design and platform-based product development has received much attention over the last decade. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research in this field. A decision framework is introduced to reveal a holistic view of product family design and platform-based product development, encompassing both front-end and back-end issues. The review is organized according to various topics in relation to product families, including fundamental issues and definitions, product portfolio and product family positioning, platform-based product family design, manufacturing and production, as well as supply chain management. Major challenges and future research directions are also discussed.