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Change Management and 
New Product Introduction Class Overview

This is a two-day class on Engineering Change and New Product Introduction
 Intended to train engineers and company supporting areas 
on how to process ECOs and Introduce New Products 
with good Concurrent Engineering Practices

The New Product Introduction Class provides a proven method for new product develop, covers how to create product support teams, manage new product development projects to be on time, at cost and deliver products to market faster. 

The Engineering Change Class covers ECO fundamentals, how engineers should process ECOs, how to reduce cost in existing products while processing ECOs, how to obsolete products and best practices in managing the ECO process. 
  • A Quality Management VP whose company implemented the Engineering Change process learned in class claims company savings in excess of $2 million annually. 

Risk Factors of Product Development & Management: 
  • Risk & opportunities associated with product life cycle form development, Change to Obsolescence. 
  • Best decision making practices.
  • Decision making tools & how to develop them.
  Workshop: Example of how New Product Development can Turn into a Disaster

Engineering & Device Master Record Change; Learn the:
  • Rules of Interchangeability & impact of change escalation.
  • Effectivity or phase in methods.
  • How Effectivity works in MRP. 
  • Other MRP techniques to improve the ECO process.
Best Ways to Phase in & Lower ECO Inventory Write Offs.

Best Engineering Practices; Learn How to:
  • Review & process ECOs correctly & find all affected.
  • Mistake proof ECO review & processing.
  • Apply Value Engineering while processing ECOs.
  • Systematic & by observation methods to lower cost of existing products with real world examples.
Switch Engineering Change from a Cost to a Profit. 

Managing Product/ Part Obsolescence; Learn How to:
  • Obsolete products/ parts & what tools are needed. 
  • Create an automatic process as part of ECO process.
  • Manage inventory review, disposition & disposal with automatic tracking & audit trial.
End Large Obsolete Inventory Write Offs. 

Engineering Change Process Design; Learn the: 
  • Questions to ask at ECO review & approval.
  • Information methodology to mistake proof ECOs.
  • Easy way to determine ECO cost impact & actual cost.
  • Best practices ECO Implementations.
  • Easy way to combine ECO & Quality information.
Proven Way to Lower Cost & Achieve Better Results.

Human Factors New Product Development; How to Create & Manage Support Teams: 
  • Support teams & role they play in accelerating new product development.
  • How to create Support Teams.
  • Team make up & responsibility of each Team member.
  • Best way to communicate Team information.
  • Tracking & measuring Team response.
  • Managing Support Teams to achieve best results.
Support Teams Are the Best Way to Introduce New Products.

Designing the New Product Introduction Process: 
  • Proven approach for designing new product development process. 
  • Value of Go/No Go Check Points Meeting & how to use. 
  • Critical Factors Information, each Check Point Meeting of the development cycle. 
  • Benefits & how to use the Management Signoff method to manage product development. 
  • Easy way to track product Critical Factor information. 
Company’s Needs to Tailor a Process to Fit Their Products.

Project Management & Tracking Product & Project Cost: 
  • Best & most cost effective project management tool. 
  • Managing support teams & company wide communicate.
  • Managing device master record traceability. 
  • Easily & effectively projects & product cost tracking. 
This Is Truly the Easiest & Best Way to Manage Projects. 

This Product Life Cycle Management & DMR Class 
Should Be Basic Training & Required for All Engineers & 
Company Supporting Areas

Learn How to Manage Product Change, ECOs and 
New Products Introduction
Schedule onsite training tailored to your company’s needs
+1 (510) 928-0690 or email Dave@pdfm.info
David A. Waliszewski, P. O. Box 1779, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Call today for Training! (510) 928-0690
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