Consultancy, Interim & Project Management

Solid State Laser Design

• one off laser deigns
• characterising breadboards & prototypes
• problem solving existing designs

New Product Development

• Ideas generation & selection – ensuring a steady flow of new product ideas
• Competitor Analysis – ensuring that the product can gain significant market share in its chosen markets
• Market Appraisal - scoping the likely market size, identifying potential customers and routes to market
• Business case preparation - ensuring new products generate realistic ROI based on target cost, price and volumes
• QFD/ Product Specification – ensuring the product meets the needs of the customer without adding unnecessary cost
• Concept generation & selection – ensuring proposed concepts are likely to meet all aspects of the design specification
• Technology transfer – boosting in house resources using universities, research labs and centres of excellence
• Project Management – ensuring that the product is developed on time, within budget and to the target manufacturing cost
• Concurrent Engineering – ensuring Sales, Engineering, Operations and suppliers work together throughout the development
• Leading Design Reviews – ensuring the development process stays on track to deliver success
• Reliability Engineering/FMEA – ensuring the product will perform reliably over its desired lifetime
• DFMA – ensuring the product can be made to the required cost, quality and in the required volumes with available resource
• Value Engineering – ensuring total costs of making and delivering the products at the right quality are minimised

Manufacturing

Project Management

• a valid business case exists for the project
• a clear definition of the required outcomes exists and is agreed between all stakeholders
• a clear understanding of the required quality criteria exists
• effective communication takes place between Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Operations at the appropriate times
• realistic estimates of costs and task durations are made at the outset and managed throughout the project
• changes are properly controlled and documented
• risks are identified and managed
• deviations from the plan are highlighted and decisions on corrective actions are taken as quickly as possible
• a proactive approach is taken and problems are flagged up at the earliest opportunity
• the project is driven to a successful conclusion - on time, on cost and meeting customer requirements!

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