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Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21 st Century Global Economy

Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21 st Century Global Economy. Louis Manzione University of Hartford Connecticut, USA Tony Manuel Bell Labs Alcatel-Lucent Swindon, United Kingdom Stephen Tongue United Technologies Corporation Connecticut, USA.

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Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21 st Century Global Economy

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  1. Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century Global Economy Louis Manzione University of Hartford Connecticut, USA Tony Manuel Bell Labs Alcatel-Lucent Swindon, United Kingdom Stephen Tongue United Technologies Corporation Connecticut, USA

  2. Outline of the Session Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century Global Economy Louis Manzione Role of an Engineer in Today’s Telecom Industry Anthony Manuel Skills / Tools Challenges for the Engineer in United Technologies Stephen Tongue Focus on Product Design, Development, and Realization

  3. Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century Global Economy Louis Manzione, PhD Dean College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture University of Hartford

  4. Lou Manzione B. E Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union PhD Chemical Engineering, Princeton University Joined Bell Labs Research in Murray Hill, NJ (1979) Early Focus on Chemical Engineering Processes for Microelectronics and Photonics Developed Microelectronics Packaging as a Bell Labs discipline. Wrote first book on plastics packaging of IC devices. Started RF Engineering Effort, and Manufacturing Science as a Bell Labs disciplines. Launched Bell Labs Ireland, first Executive Director (2004-05) Part of Strategic Planning Team of Bell Labs President (2003-05) Joined University of Hartford as Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture. (2005)

  5. The University of Hartford • ~4750 Full-Time U/G Students • ~7500 total student population • College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) • 956 students • 148 Grad Students

  6. The World is FLAT Companies have Evolved New Product Development Processes Engineering Education has not Kept Pace with these Changes • Former Product Development Process • Product or process challenge is Offered – often proprietary. • Engineers then define the design challenge and prepare one or more design options. • Decision to proceed: design and develop a solution. • A Design for Manufacture (DFM) is developed • Prototype testing and evaluation of performance • Production Plan and Factory implementation

  7. The Current Reality of Engineering Solutions in the Global Economy • The global economy has changed the way that engineering firms design, develop, and produce their products. • Broadband networks, cost effective global delivery services, and global business realities mandate that all firms evaluate many design, development, and realization options available worldwide. • This mode of engineering will only increase as the world economy becomes more competitive, interdependent, and accelerated by broadband networks that facilitate global relationships.

  8. Engineers operating within these global supply chains • Regularly prepare specifications and sources sought documents • Communicating specifications to potential partners and suppliers • Conducting technical evaluations on the multitude of solutions available to them. • Assessing capabilities of suppliers and partners • Developing testing plans • Operating in different nations and cultures

  9. The Linear Model is SLOW, EXPENSIVE, and SERIAL Offers only limited Opportunity for an Optimum Solution since the Firm Commits to a Solution Early in the Time/Cost Chart Time/Money Write Specs Need Research Design Develop Test Mfg After “Third generation Research”

  10. Resource Allocations in Product Realization Design Verification Testing Research SW Development System Eng’g MFG Test Set Development Prototype HW Development

  11. The traditional method of teaching engineering Begin with a product or design challenge. (Problem Definition - often proprietary) Explore possible technical approaches (Survey literature, conduct research, frame solution) Design / Develop Design/Product Challenge Select one or more for a design project (Apply engineering analyses) Research Test & Evaluate DFM / MFG Produce prototypes and test the design (Life cycle testing) Develop a manufacturing solution (Develop Internal or contract manufacturing)

  12. Component Vendor Base Complex Supply Chain for an Advanced Technology Product Subsystem Vendors Component Vendor Base Mexico Czech R. Italy Thailand Non-Customer Specific Customer Specific Circuit Boards Assembly Site 1 Assembly Site 2 Assembly Site 3 Final Assembly SW Loaded Installation SW Loaded

  13. STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIALIZED TESTING AND REMANUFACTURING IN A GLOBAL NETWORK OF CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS Jarrod Goentzel MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Louis T. Manzione Bell Labs Ireland Richard Pibernik Joseph Pruett Brett Thiessen MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, Zaragoza Logistics Center Abstract Most research on supply chain design has been addressed from an intra-organizational perspective. Increasingly, however, traditional supply chains are outsourcing key manufacturing, assembly, and testing functions to contract manufacturers around the globe. We analyze the supply chain for electronics circuit packs which possess a mixture of analog and digital functionality. To analyze the effects of the outsourcing decisions, we employ a multi-period optimization model, taking both strategic resource allocation and material flow decisions into account. Our analysis differs from the traditional global supply chain design research in that it also focuses on the strategic allocation and deployment of testing and remanufacturing assets in a fully outsourced high-tech supply chain involving multiple contract manufacturers. Finally, we extend our analysis to determine the economic feasibility of self-testable product. “Strategic Deployment of Specialized Testing and Remanufacturing in a Global High Tech Supply Chain”, J. Goentzel, L. Manzione, R. Pibernik, J. Pruett, B. Thiessen. Intl. Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management 11(1), p.28 (2007)

  14. Supply Chain Design and Modeling “Strategic Deployment of Specialized Testing and Remanufacturing in a Global High Tech Supply Chain”, J. Goentzel, L. Manzione, R. Pibernik, J. Pruett, B. Thiessen. Intl. Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management 11(1), p.28 (2007)

  15. Supply Chain Optimization Model • A comprehensive model for outsourcing decision optimization that accounts for: • Tariff, Tax, and Currency considerations • In-country content requirements • Lowest cost EMS contract sites and site loading levels • Test set capital and utilization levels • Shipping and warehousing logistics • Inventory management and Just-in-Time constraints • Evolving customer mix and contract constraints.

  16. The Roles and Responsibilities of an engineer / team in the 21st century global economy WELL PREPARED Develop/Grade Options Design/ Develop Business Case Analysis Interface w/ Manufacturer Interface w/ Sol. Providers Design/Product Challenge Evaluate MFG Solutions Design for Supply Chain Sustainable Solutions NOT Well Prepared Research Prepare Spec Test & Evaluate DFM / MFG Select Mfg Option

  17. Preparing Students for the Global Sourcing Environment The Gaps in Engineering Education Under-emphasis on translating technical challenges to RFPs, Sources Sought, & Specifications. Little emphasis on technical evaluation of offered solutions. Significant under-emphasis on the role of performance testing against specs and life cycle testing (TEST Plan Development) Little emphasis on business case vs. technical specification trade-offs. Under-emphasis on systems engineering, industrial engineering, and systems level analysis. (for example: bringing many sourced sub-systems together to create a total system offer.) Under-emphasis on the role of software and software testing in many engineered products. Significant lack of Quality Engineering and Product Testing Statistics. Continued under-emphasis on DFM. Significant under-emphasis on sustainable engineering solutions, carbon footprint, end of product life planning, environmental impact of product and processes to produce it.

  18. Proposed Solution: Strategic Partnerships Engineering Colleges will need to create large and more complex partnerships to better prepare their students for the 21st century economy. The engineering community will want these partnerships to be anchored in the engineering colleges so that the technical solution will remain central to competitive success in the marketplace. Academy A&S College Business Colleges Eng’g Colleges Multinational Systems Supplier Contract Manufacturer Contract ODM Ref. Design Technical Solution Supplier

  19. What’s in it for . . . . . . Multinational Corp – Develop the pipeline for engineers with: Systems Level skills, Industrial engineering, supply chain management, Business skills, quality engineering and testing, and sustainable design know-how. Contract Manufacturers – Emphasize the importance of contract manufacturers in the global economy. Attract strong interest and better prepared employees. Technology Suppliers & ODMs– employees who know how to operate in their world of multiple, simultaneous product categories. A&S, Art & Design, Business Colleges – a place at the table of genuine technical challenges and industrial partnerships. For business: a chance to re-establish technical and manufacturing advantages as the true competitive advantage.

  20. What’s in it for Engineering Engineering Colleges will: Better prepare their students for the careers they will actually experience. Attract more students to this new, more interactive model of engineering. Re-center on technical excellence as the lasting competitive advantage. Build strong productive partnerships with firms at all levels of the value chain. Move engineering education back toward problem-based learning around real world challenges that are every bit as technical, but also capture the many facets of a successful product in the 21st Century Global economy.

  21. Outline of the Session Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century Global Economy Louis Manzione Role of an Engineer in Today’s Telecom Industry Tony Manuel Skills / Tools Challenges for the Engineer in United Technologies Stephen Tongue 9/17/2014

  22. Bio of Anthony Manuel B.Eng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering Development Engineer Senior Design Engineer Senior Product Engineer Product Manager Business Development (E.Europe) Systems Engineering Manager European Sales Support Director WCDMA Portfolio Director Wireless Product Director Research Integration Director Research Portfolio Director

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