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Expert in Manufacturable Product Design
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build-to-order expert
continuous flow manufacturing expert
flexible manufacturing expert
just-in-time inventory expert
mass customization expert
new consumer product development expert
product design variation reduction expert |
Expert can advise on how to excel in niche markets, offer variety more efficiently, and mass customize products at the speed and efficiency of mass production. He teaches clients how to develop agile products that can be built-to-order (BTO) from parts made just in time (JIT) in flexible, continuous flow, demand flow, and pull system manufacturing environments. With products designed for this agility, JIT will foster continuous improvement and eliminate WIP inventory, BTO will eliminate finished goods inventory, and flexible manufacturing will build products efficiently in lots of one, without setup. Expert can help clients develop techniques that will provide ultra-fast development of modular products, quick response to changing markets and opportunities, low overhead costs, and price premium opportunities. He is on the faculty of the University of Michigan's Executive Education program "Achieving Competitive Advantage Through Mass Customization." Expert has spoken at internal conferences on Mass Customization at EDS Consulting (now AT Kearney).
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group technology expert
industrial engineering setup time reduction expert
lean manufacturing expert
time-to-market expert |
Expert has experience designing environments that eliminate waste by building parts just-in-time in continuous flow witH products "pulled" from customers to eliminate batches, set-up time, waiting, kitting, and inventory while significantly improving quality, productivity, floor space, equipment use, and time-to-market. |
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engineering design standardization expert
manufacturability design review expert
product cost reduction expert
product variety optimization expert
value analysis expert |
As Manager of Flexible Manufacturing at Intel's Systems Group, Expert developed methodologies for standardization of parts, tools, and processes. He teaches product line rationalization as part of his mass customization seminars. Expert teaches how to design products for minimum raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory. He shows companies how to design products for JIT environments that minimize WIP inventory and products for build-to-order environments that minimize finished goods inventory. Expert spoke at internal conference on Product Line Rationalization at Emerson Electric.
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concurrent engineering expert
integrated product development expert
new product design expert
new product development expert
product design expert
product development cycle time expert
rapid product development expert
redesign process expert
value engineering expert |
As a consultant, Expert has helped various sized companies in many industries change their product development culture, establish concurrent engineering design teams, and create an infrastructure that supports rapid product development. He uses an approach that goes beyond project management deadlines to focus on the real source of competitive advantage in product development--how to actually design it right the first time. Product design determines 80% of a product's cost, the ease of introduction into production, and how rapidly volume production can be achieved. He taught new product development in the Management of Technology Program at the Haas Graduate Business School at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition, he is adept at design engineering, machining, and welding. Expert spoke on Advanced Product Development for a Hewlett-Packard conference for Engineering Managers.
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cost control expert
cost engineering expert
cost reduction expert
design for cost expert
design for disassembly expert
design for environment expert
design for manufacturability expert
design for manufacture and assembly expert
design-for-quality expert |
Expert has trained many companies on how to design products for manufacturability. He has consulted on manufacturability issues using an approach that goes beyond product design for assembly and product design for manufacture and assembly (DFA, DFMA) to include all the other criteria that designers must consider early to optimize development cost, product cost, time-to-market, delivery, expandability, customization, serviceability, quality, reliability disassembly, and environmental considerations. He has conducted in-house new product development workshops that focus on one product, with the participants being the product development team. He is the author of the book, "Design for Manufacturability, Optimizing Cost, Quality, and Time-to-Market" (CIM Press, 1990). He has taught DFM college classes and extension classes through the University of California, Berkeley Engineering Extension. As an employee, he initiated and led the successful DFM program at Intel's Systems Group. Expert was a panelist for a Caterpillar panel on assembly methodologies.
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cost expert |
Expert is writing a new book on "Half Cost Products, How to Develop and Manufacture Products at Half the Total Cost." |
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customization expert |
Expert has written the most recent book on Mass Customization, "Agile Product Development for Mass Customization, Niche Markets, JIT, Build-to-Order, and Flexible Manufacturing," (1997, McGraw-Hill). He is writing a new book on "Build-to-Order and Mass Customization; How to Build Custom and Standard Products On-Demand for Internet Sales, B2B E-Commerce, and Rapid Store Replenishment without Forecasts, Batches, or Inventory. |
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design for assembly expert |
Expert has written the book:"Design for Manufacturability, Optimizing Cost, Quality, and Time-to-Market," Second Edition (2001, CIM Press, Cambria, California, 805-924-0200). The book has 312 pages and 140 design guidelines for assembly, fabrication, and quality. |
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manufacturing cost control expert |
Expert's build-to-order and mass customization techniques can provide the ultimate manufacturing cost contol by minimizing all costs including overhead, inventory, and distribution costs. |
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manufacturing lead time expert |
Expert's build-to-order and mass customization techniques are the ultimate methodologies to reduce manufacturing lead time so that factories can build any product on-demand without any setup or batches. Production can be truly spontaneous without the need for forecasting, purchasing delays, or expediting. |
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optimum design expert |
Expert has been teaching Design for Manufacturing for 15 years and taught "New Product Development" in the Management of Technology Program at the University of California at Berkeley. He shows product development teams how to optimize product design for function, cost, delivery, and quality. |
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production control expert |
Expert's unique methodologies on build-to-order and mass customization allow manufacturers to build products on-demand without forecasts or scheduling. |
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research and development expert |
Expert has taught Design for Manufacturability for 15 years and taught "New Product Development" in the Management of Technology Program at the University of California at Berkeley. |
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supplier cost reduction expert |
Expert's leading-edge build-to-order, mass customization, product line rationalization, and standardization techniques provide the ultimate total cost reduction including supply chain cost and performance. |
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supplier value analysis expert |
Expert's build-to-order, mass customization, product line rationalization, and standardization techniques can have significant effect in simplifying supply chains and pulling parts from suppliers so that manufacturers can build products on-demand without forecasts or inventory. |
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world-class manufacturing expert |
Expert's techniques for Spontaneous Build-to-Order and Mass Customization IS the new "world class manufacturing" because it can enable factories to build any custom or standard product on-demand without forecasts, batches, or ivnentory. This was described in his 1997 Mass Customization book and will be further refined in a new book on "Build-to-Order and Mass Customization; How to Build Custom and Standard Products On-Demand for Internet Sales, B2B E-Commerce, and Rapid Store Replenishment without Forecasts, Batches, or Inventory." |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Fresno, California; Salinas, California; and Santa Maria, California.
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1972
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Doctor of Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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University of California, Berkeley
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1969
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MSME
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Mechanical Engineering
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University of California, Berkeley
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1967
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BSME
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Mechanical Engineering
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University of California, Berkeley
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1989 to
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(Undisclosed Consulting Company)
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Consultant and Lecturer
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Expert offers leading-edge consulting, seminars, and workshops on Mass Customization, Build-to-Order, Design for Manufacturability, Lean/Flow Production, and Supply Chain Management.
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1990 to 1994
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University of California, Berkeley
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Engineering Extension
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Lecturer
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He taught several classes per year on Design for Manufacturability.
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1993 to 1994
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University of California, Berkeley
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Graduate School of Business
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Faculty
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Expert created and taught the course: "New Product Development" in the Management of Technology Program.
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1988 to 1989
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University of Portland
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CIM Program
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Adjunct Professor
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He created and taught courses on Design for Manufacturability and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM).
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1984 to 1989
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Intel Corporation
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Flexible Manufacturing, Systems Group
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Manager
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He implemented programs for standardization of parts and tooling plus Design for Manufacturability program.
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1977 to 1984
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Expert Automation, Inc.
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President
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He generated design studies and built special production equipment for companies such as IBM, FMC, Clorox, and OCLI.
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1974 to 1977
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DiGiorgio Corp.
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Project Engineer
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He was a project leader to develop a new-generation food processing machine.
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1974 to 1974
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MB Associates
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Design Engineer
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Ye designed robots and manipulators.
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Associations/Societies
Expert was a Senior Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), charter member of Robotics International, full member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), member of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), and a member of the California Business Alumni.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert is a Registered Professional Engineer in mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering. The Institute of Management Consultants has certified Expert as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).
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Professional Appointments
Expert was the Chairman of the Speakers Bureau of the Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA).
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In addition to corporate training and consulting on DFM and new product development, Expert has taught at the Haas Graduate School of Business and now teaches Spontaneous Build-to-Order for AME and Lean Production for APICS. Some of his recent courses cover the areas of lean production, spontaneous build-to-order, mass customization and build-to-order, design for manufacturability, and low-cost product development.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Manufacturable Product Design Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
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product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation,
and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Manufacturable Product Design Expert Witness.
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1992 to 2000
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Asia
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Expert has often traveled to Asia to present seminars and conduct classes in Mass Customization and Design for Manufacturability.
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1992 to 1998
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Europe
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Expert has traveled to Europe to present seminars on Design for Manufacturability.
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Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Manufacturable Product Design.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary
research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of Design for Assembly (DFA) software.
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