TY - GEN

T1 - ADDRESSING THE RISKS OF GLOBAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

A1 - Hansen,Zaza Nadja Lee

A1 - Ahmed-Kristensen,Saeema

AU - Hansen,Zaza Nadja Lee

AU - Ahmed-Kristensen,Saeema

PB - Design Society

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - Offshoring various stages in the product development process – from engineering tasks like R&D and design to manufacturing activities - can impact the development process, the product and the organisation. Some of these impacts are positive while some are negative. The negative impacts are related to rework, misunderstandings, miscommunication and lower quality. This paper investigates how the organisation can reduce the negative aspects of offshoring by presenting two possible approaches; one which lessens the exposure to situations in which these negative impacts happen and another which addresses them in the decision phase so the organisation can develop appropriate strategies for these instances.

AB - Offshoring various stages in the product development process – from engineering tasks like R&D and design to manufacturing activities - can impact the development process, the product and the organisation. Some of these impacts are positive while some are negative. The negative impacts are related to rework, misunderstandings, miscommunication and lower quality. This paper investigates how the organisation can reduce the negative aspects of offshoring by presenting two possible approaches; one which lessens the exposure to situations in which these negative impacts happen and another which addresses them in the decision phase so the organisation can develop appropriate strategies for these instances.

KW - risk

KW - offshoring

KW - global product development

SN - 978-1-904670-23-0

VL - Vol.3 Design Organisation and Management

BT - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design

T2 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design

SP - 11

EP - 20

ER -