This seminar is the most effective way to immediately provide a great leap forward in product development

FOCUS:  Most training on Product Development focuses on "project management" or "phases & gates," with the emphasis on the gates, deadlines, goals, and various aspects of control and management.  This DFM&CE seminar is so effective because it focuses on what happens in the phases - in other words, it shows companies how to actually develop superior products at the least total cost, in the least time to stable production, with the highest quality by design.

SCOPE: Most training on "DFM" is focuses on parts, sometimes emphasizing software to analyze designs to improve part producibility or look for opportunities to combine parts.  This DFM&CE seminar shows how to design (not analyze) the product (not a collection of parts) for manufacturability, which determines 80% of the cost and the shortest real time to stable production.  The seminar shows how to optimize the crucial concept/architecture stage, which determined 60% of the cost.

AUDIENCE. Most training on DFM is directed at engineers, who usually do not have the power to influence more than their part designs.  This DFM&CE seminar shows executives, managers, and engineers how to structure, lead, and work in multifunctional teams to concurrently engineer the product for all aspects of manufacturability the first time.

    All seminars and workshops are personally performed by Dr. David M. Anderson, P.E., fASME, CMC, one of the world’s foremost authorities on Design for Manufacturability and Concurrent Engineering having written the book on Design for Manufacturability (with various editions in print since 1990) and taught DFM for 22 years to companies such as several divisions of Hewlett-Packard, Emerson Electric, United Technologies, GE, FMC, NCR, Freightliner, Boeing, Beckman-Coulter and dozens of other DFM clients.  He has also authored a book-length web-site specifically on cost reduction: www.HalfCostProducts.com .  The DFM&CE seminar shows how optimize product development (the first strategy) to support the eight cost reduction strategies presented. 

    All in-house DFM seminars and DFM workshops are oriented to each company’s product line through interviews and surveys. Part of seminar preparation is to compile the results of a DFM survey for presentation and discussion during the seminar.  Survey topics include rating the companies products for DFM, good and bad products, consequences of bad DFM, hurdles to good DFM, and opportunities.

    Design for Manufacturability & Concurrent Engineering seminars are two days in length for everyone involved in product development from engineers up through executives.   DFM Workshops focus on implementation to specific products as their design begins.  The length depends on the scope of the project. The people involved are the key people who will be doing the implementation.

"Exciting"
"Excellent"
"Very good"
"Fun and entertaining"
"Well worth the time and cost"
"Well structured and informative"
"Good anecdotes; kept my attention"
“The best seminar I have ever attended!”
"Very good – nice organization and delivery"
"Every item was worth considering and useful"
"The seminar was very well prepared and quite useful"
"The best seminar I have attended in my 20 years here!"
"Examples and case studies are interesting and educational"
"Good examples to illustrate the topics and facts; very well organized"
"The pre-seminar survey is a great tool - good segue into the seminar"
"Excellent presentation and material. Highly recommend for any company"
"Anecdotal addition to overheads are very valuable in creating a complete understanding of the point"

Comments on the Instructor:

"Knows material"
"Good sense of humor"
"A true believer – good"
"Enthusiastic and entertaining"
"Very good subject knowledge"
"Amazing grasp of the material"
"Knowledgeable and entertaining"
"Very knowledgeable, informative"
"Expert knowledge and experience"
"Responded to questions very well"
"Good relevant industry background"
"Knowledgeable and easy to listen to"
"Very knowledgeable and kept my interest"
"Very good speaker & very knowledgeable"
"Excellent; provoked input; cited examples"
"Interesting references to experiences he has had"
"Very experienced and knowledgeable about the subject"
"He wrote the book, knows the material, and presents it very well"
"Good; Lots of enthusiasm; Understands the content extremely well"
"Very good. Obviously has much experience in the field of DFM as well as other related subjects"

Comments on the Presentation:

"Interesting"
"Well presented"
"Very well spoken."
"Good interactions"
"Excellent presentation"
"Engaging and enjoyable"
"Good presentation skills"
"Good; up-beat, entertaining"
"Well prepared and well delivered"
"Good level of energy in presentation"
"Very good at getting class participation"
"Good – held attention; kept subject matter moving"
"Very well presented - engaging, fast-paced, good sense of humor"
"Very good; Enjoyable; Interesting; Humorous; Excellent presentation"

Comments on Handouts:

"Clear and simple"
"Much better than usual"
"Will be a great reference"
"Detailed and easy to read"
"Saved me from taking notes"
"Good; I hope to refer to this often"
"Necessary for referral at a later date"
"Very useful; Use of complete sentences and use of bullet lists are effective."
"Good for not having to take notes – can focus on presentation ideas and discussion"
"Far, far more reference material, information than the standard PowerPoint presentation."
"Appreciate the condensed, slim handout (instead of the usual telephone book of view-graphs
most course instructors hand out)"

Comments on the Relevance of Dr. Anderson's Seminars

"Very relevant"
"Extremely relevant"
"Very relevant and applicable"
"Very relevant – we need this now!"
"Directly applicable, timely, extremely useful"
"Every part of the seminar had a take-away message"
"I took away several useful guidelines I can use today"
"Very good! Industrial experience and contacts are very relevant"
"Seminar 100% relevant, appropriate, applicable, & useful IMMEDIATELY!"
"Useful from both the conceptual and specific recommendation’s perspective!"
"Can take the knowledge of the last 2 days & start to apply to current practices and processes"
"Most of the material was very relevant and useful. We will put much of it into practice, starting immediately on our next products."

Contact Dr. David M. Anderson, P.E., fASME,  CMC
Management Consultant
www.design4manufacturability.com
phone: 1-805-924-0100; fax: 1-805-924-0200
anderson@build-to-order-consulting.com

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