De Toni, A., & Nassimbeni, G. (2001). A Method for the Evaluation of Suppliers' Co-Design Effort.International Journal of Production Economics, 72(2), 169-180.
Format: Peer-reviewed article
Type: Research — Non-experimental
Experience level of reader: Fundamental
Annotation: This article discusses the importance supplier selection and the benefits of co-design. The objective of the study was to develop a tool to measure the supplier support. Fourteen criteria were identified and tested with one manufacturer and 16 suppliers. Each of the fourteen criteria was rated on a 5 point scale and given an importance weight by a panel of relevant associates from the manufacturing firm. The tool was found to be more helpful with monitoring suppliers instead of selection.
Setting(s) to which the reported activities/findings are relevant: Large business, Small business (less than 500 employees)
Knowledge user(s) to whom the piece of literature may be relevant: Manufacturers
Knowledge user level addressed by the literature: Organization
This article uses the Commercial Devices and Services version of the NtK Model
Carrier: Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) techniques help the design team to study the causes and effects of product failures. FMEA specifies the various conditions the product will endure, and tests, how it reacts under those conditions, allowing designers to plan a product that will withstand a broader range.
Experiential. Authors' knowledge.
Occurrence of finding within the model: Tip 4.17, Tip 7.8, Tip 7.12, Step 9.2, Step 8.4
Measure: A fourteen item assessment tool regarding various support aspects provided by a supplier at different points of the New Product Development process including, the product concept and functional design, product structural design and engineering and process design and engineering. Each items is to be rated by the manufacturer on a scale of 1-5 on how well they provided that specific support and each item is assigned an importance weight by the manufacturer. A total score is calculated to reveal how supportive that supplier is to the assessing manufacturer.
Case Study.
Occurrence of finding within the model: Tip 4.6
Method: Value analysis measures the degree of usefulness and the appreciation of the product by customers. The aim of VA is to manufacture a product at the lowest cost, but with the highest degree of all the functions appreciated by the customer and without those functions whose utility is not perceived. Cost evaluation is the object of value engineering (VE). It considers the materials to be used and the work to be done Function by function and component by component.
Experiential. Authors' knowledge
Occurrence of finding within the model: Tip 4.1, Step 4.12
Tip: Based on empirical data collected from 170 purchasing managers, Dickson identified quality, cost and delivery performance history as the three most important criteria in supplier selection. (Dickinson, G. W. [1966])
Occurrence of finding within the model: Tip 4.6, Step 4.1