Sökning: "Sofia Barlas"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Sofia Barlas.

  1. 1. Management and leadership within the FFE : Management-and leadership effects on time efficacy within the Fuzzy Front End of the New Product Development process.

    Magister-uppsats, Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Författare :Sofia Barlas; Sofie Johansson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Fuzzy Front End; New Product Development; Management; Leadership; Time efficacy; Time efficiency;

    Sammanfattning : Today's fast-paced and increasingly competitive market has added pressure on companies and NPD-teams to improve both the quality of the products they provide, as well as the speed in which the products are introduced to the market. The main purpose within this study was to investigate two research questions; (a) How can various management- and leadership styles improve time efficacy without impairing the successes of the FFE of the NPD process; and (b) How can/does the uncertainty within the FFE affect project managers within the NPD process?Qualitative methods have been used within this study to gain a greater understating of the tasks and activities management have applied within the FFE to reduce and save time. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Analyze, consolidate and improve the product development process at Parker Hannifin QCDE through implementation of DFMA principles

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Författare :Sofia Barlas; Adriana Buerba; [2017]
    Nyckelord :DFMA; Product Development; Assembly; Manufacturing; DFX; DFMA; Produktutveckling; Process; Tillverkning; Montering;

    Sammanfattning : Parker Hannifin QCDE aim to eliminate as much wasted time, materials and resources as achievable by implementing Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles into a modified version of their Product Development Process. The modified Product Development Process was developed within this project with the objective of aiding the company to remain competitive within their field, as well as continue to efficiently develop and produce high quality products. LÄS MER