Reuse Concepts
Like any process, unnecessary variation represents a major form of waste in product development. Examples of this waste include designing new parts when existing ones could be used or performing a new analysis instead of using existing data. The effect on a company resulting from this waste can be substantial. Some examples include:
- High product cost resulting from manufacturing a variety
of different parts in low volumes
- High product development cost and long cycle times
- Parts management issues related to shortages, stocking, and requisitioning parts
- High levels of production support, product upgrade issues, etc.
The solution to attack this waste is the implementation of a product and knowledge-based reuse strategy. This strategy is based on a simple premise:
The key is determining the appropriate reuse strategy for the business. This strategy is influenced by a number of factors including the product life cycle, technology maturity level, and the design approach employed by the company for creating new products.
A reuse strategy represents another key fundamental in terms of achieving product development excellence. Consequently, along with Resource and Workload Management, it represents another stabilizing element in the APD System.
Once implemented, Reuse Concepts provide the foundation for additional improvements related to product design, manufacturing and supply chain integration, and product quality.
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