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Engineering change management maturity assessment model with lean criteria for automotive supply chain : Journal of Engineering Design

Tavcar, Joze LU ; Demsar, Ivan and Duhovnik, Jozef (2018) In Journal of Engineering Design 29(4-5). p.235-257
Abstract
Supplier relationships in the automotive industry have changed fundamentally in recent decades owing to trends such as less vertical
integration, global sourcing, simultaneous engineering, and the
Internet. Suppliers have become much more important in terms of
both production and development. The ability to manage engineering
changes (EC) efficiently and reliably reflects the capability of the
whole supply chain. EC is a modification of a product’s component
after the product has entered serial production. This paper reviews
engineering change management (ECM) and the application of lean
methods into the product development process. The conclusions
from the literature review are summarised in a model for... (More)
Supplier relationships in the automotive industry have changed fundamentally in recent decades owing to trends such as less vertical
integration, global sourcing, simultaneous engineering, and the
Internet. Suppliers have become much more important in terms of
both production and development. The ability to manage engineering
changes (EC) efficiently and reliably reflects the capability of the
whole supply chain. EC is a modification of a product’s component
after the product has entered serial production. This paper reviews
engineering change management (ECM) and the application of lean
methods into the product development process. The conclusions
from the literature review are summarised in a model for assessing
the maturity level of lean ECM. The model is tested within eight automotive component and system suppliers of different sizes, from 196
up to 77000 employees. The result of the survey is a comprehensive
overview of ECM status with automotive suppliers. An important
conclusion is that ECM should begin already during product development
process. Knowledge management was recognised as a key
enabler for reducing the number of ECs. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Supplier relationships in the automotive industry have changed fundamentally in recent decades owing to trends such as less vertical<br/>integration, global sourcing, simultaneous engineering, and the<br/>Internet. Suppliers have become much more important in terms of<br/>both production and development. The ability to manage engineering<br/>changes (EC) efficiently and reliably reflects the capability of the<br/>whole supply chain. EC is a modification of a product’s component<br/>after the product has entered serial production. This paper reviews<br/>engineering change management (ECM) and the application of lean<br/>methods into the product development process. The conclusions<br/>from the literature review are summarised in a model for assessing<br/>the maturity level of lean ECM. The model is tested within eight automotive component and system suppliers of different sizes, from 196<br/>up to 77000 employees. The result of the survey is a comprehensive<br/>overview of ECM status with automotive suppliers. An important<br/>conclusion is that ECM should begin already during product development<br/>process. Knowledge management was recognised as a key<br/>enabler for reducing the number of ECs.}},
  author       = {{Tavcar, Joze and Demsar, Ivan and Duhovnik, Jozef}},
  issn         = {{0954-4828}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4-5}},
  pages        = {{235--257}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Journal of Engineering Design}},
  title        = {{Engineering change management maturity assessment model with lean criteria for automotive supply chain : Journal of Engineering Design}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09544828.2018.1463513}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/09544828.2018.1463513}},
  volume       = {{29}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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