You're launching a new product. How do you get R&D and manufacturing on the same page for quality standards?
When launching a new product, ensuring that research and development (R&D) and manufacturing teams are aligned on quality standards can make or break your success. Here’s how to get everyone on the same page:
How do you ensure your teams stay aligned? Share your strategies.
You're launching a new product. How do you get R&D and manufacturing on the same page for quality standards?
When launching a new product, ensuring that research and development (R&D) and manufacturing teams are aligned on quality standards can make or break your success. Here’s how to get everyone on the same page:
How do you ensure your teams stay aligned? Share your strategies.
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The idea of Research and Development Team is done, discuss the same with functional team on the idea, potential risk, final product. After initial concept design from the Research and Development team needs to have collaboration meeting with the Manufacturing and Cross Functional team across the organization. During final concept have a discussion on the functional requirement with the Procurement team, manufacturing team and Assembly team based on that arrive on the quality of the product (GD&T) and manufacturing process which suite to the requirement. Use the principle of DFMA(Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) Have a Gate way review on the following stage, Idea generation, Initial concept, final concept, Pilot and Production.