Sandy Montalbano will be speaking on behalf of the Reshoring Initiative at the DFMA 2014 International Forum. The innovation advantages of having manufacturing near engineering is a major driving force in reshoring. We are delighted to have this opportunity to update the DFMA community on reshoring and TCO. See event details below.
Simplifying
Product Design and Manufacturing with DFMA—Boothroyd Dewhurst to Host 2014
International Forum on DFMA
June
4-5 in Providence, R.I., USA
WAKEFIELD, R.I., USA,
XXX, 2014—Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc. will host the twenty-ninth annual International Forum on Design
for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA®) on June 4-5, 2014 at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Providence-Warwick, R.I., USA. Presenters at this year’s forum
will discuss how DFMA promotes Lean and Value Engineering through
simplification, leading to improvements in design, manufacturing and business
profits.
“Starting
in early design, simplification helps engineers establish a product structure
that is immediately more multifunctional and cost efficient. Those elegant
designs carry far-reaching benefits, allowing managers to conceive and
construct streamlined supply chains—from process development and assembly, to
inventory monitoring and demand fulfillment,” said John Gilligan, president of
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.
“This
year we wanted to demonstrate not only how DFMA, Lean and Value Engineering are
legs of the same optimization effort, but how our software and methodologies
help development teams initiate world-class approaches to the end-to-end
business of making and supplying great products,” says Gilligan.
“The
user data is clear,” says Nick Dewhurst, executive vice president of Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc. “When manufacturers
undertake DFMA product simplification and cost estimating up-front, they are
better able to realize cost avoidance downstream in post-manufacturing
functions. These big picture savings are what allow manufacturers to pursue effective
“Build Where You Sell” strategies and reshore production back to large,
domestic markets.”
Forum
speakers will include the Reshoring Initiative, Dynisco, and other industry
leaders and universities. This year’s keynote address will be delivered by author
Richard Schonberger and will examine the critical relationship between DFMA and
Lean practices. James Bolton of Whirlpool Corp. and president of SAVE
International® will conduct an independent, pre-conference lecture
and hands-on workshop on June 3 that will introduce participants to how
functions, function analysis, and FAST diagrams relate to DFMA.
About the DFMA Forum
The
Forum is the foremost conference worldwide on DFMA methodologies and software.
DFMA helps structure a team’s knowledge and guide collaboration efforts from
the concept stage onward to create feature-rich products at less cost. It does
this by providing comparative “should cost” estimates for manufacturing
processes and materials, and by targeting opportunities for product
simplification.
The
Forum offers insights and solutions to managers, financial decision-makers,
design engineers, manufacturing engineers, purchasing personnel, and
supply-chain experts interested in benefitting from up-front product
development.
For
more information on the 2014 International Forum on Design for Manufacture and
Assembly, and the pre-conference workshop, go to http://www.dfma.com/forum/index.html.
About Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc.
Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc. was the first company to commercialize Design for Manufacture
and Assembly (DFMA®) methodologies and software tools, which make it possible
to evaluate, estimate, and reduce the manufacturing cost of a product in the
design phase through product simplification and cost estimation. Hundreds of
Fortune 1000 companies, including General Electric, John Deere, Motorola, Pratt
& Whitney, and Whirlpool, use DFMA to cut the costs of their manufactured
products and achieve design innovation in their markets. The company was
founded in 1983 and received the National Medal of Technology Award in 1991.
For more information about DFMA software, workshops, consulting services, and
international conferences, contact Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., 138 Main Street,
Wakefield, RI 02879, USA. Tel. (401) 783-5840. Fax (401)
783-6872. Web site: www.dfma.com. E-mail: info@dfma.com.
DFMA
is a registered trademark of Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.
Editorial contact:
Miles
Parker, Parker Group
401-272-1510
Simplifying
Product Design and Manufacturing with DFMA—Boothroyd Dewhurst to Host 2014
International Forum on DFMA
June
4-5 in Providence, R.I., USA
WAKEFIELD, R.I., USA,
XXX, 2014—Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc. will host the twenty-ninth annual International Forum on Design
for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA®) on June 4-5, 2014 at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Providence-Warwick, R.I., USA. Presenters at this year’s forum
will discuss how DFMA promotes Lean and Value Engineering through
simplification, leading to improvements in design, manufacturing and business
profits.
“Starting
in early design, simplification helps engineers establish a product structure
that is immediately more multifunctional and cost efficient. Those elegant
designs carry far-reaching benefits, allowing managers to conceive and
construct streamlined supply chains—from process development and assembly, to
inventory monitoring and demand fulfillment,” said John Gilligan, president of
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.
“This
year we wanted to demonstrate not only how DFMA, Lean and Value Engineering are
legs of the same optimization effort, but how our software and methodologies
help development teams initiate world-class approaches to the end-to-end
business of making and supplying great products,” says Gilligan.
“The
user data is clear,” says Nick Dewhurst, executive vice president of Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc. “When manufacturers
undertake DFMA product simplification and cost estimating up-front, they are
better able to realize cost avoidance downstream in post-manufacturing
functions. These big picture savings are what allow manufacturers to pursue effective
“Build Where You Sell” strategies and reshore production back to large,
domestic markets.”
Forum
speakers will include the Reshoring Initiative, Dynisco, and other industry
leaders and universities. This year’s keynote address will be delivered by author
Richard Schonberger and will examine the critical relationship between DFMA and
Lean practices. James Bolton of Whirlpool Corp. and president of SAVE
International® will conduct an independent, pre-conference lecture
and hands-on workshop on June 3 that will introduce participants to how
functions, function analysis, and FAST diagrams relate to DFMA.
About the DFMA Forum
The
Forum is the foremost conference worldwide on DFMA methodologies and software.
DFMA helps structure a team’s knowledge and guide collaboration efforts from
the concept stage onward to create feature-rich products at less cost. It does
this by providing comparative “should cost” estimates for manufacturing
processes and materials, and by targeting opportunities for product
simplification.
The
Forum offers insights and solutions to managers, financial decision-makers,
design engineers, manufacturing engineers, purchasing personnel, and
supply-chain experts interested in benefitting from up-front product
development.
For
more information on the 2014 International Forum on Design for Manufacture and
Assembly, and the pre-conference workshop, go to http://www.dfma.com/forum/index.html.
About Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc.
Boothroyd
Dewhurst, Inc. was the first company to commercialize Design for Manufacture
and Assembly (DFMA®) methodologies and software tools, which make it possible
to evaluate, estimate, and reduce the manufacturing cost of a product in the
design phase through product simplification and cost estimation. Hundreds of
Fortune 1000 companies, including General Electric, John Deere, Motorola, Pratt
& Whitney, and Whirlpool, use DFMA to cut the costs of their manufactured
products and achieve design innovation in their markets. The company was
founded in 1983 and received the National Medal of Technology Award in 1991.
For more information about DFMA software, workshops, consulting services, and
international conferences, contact Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., 138 Main Street,
Wakefield, RI 02879, USA. Tel. (401) 783-5840. Fax (401)
783-6872. Web site: www.dfma.com. E-mail: info@dfma.com.
DFMA
is a registered trademark of Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.
Editorial contact:
Miles
Parker, Parker Group
401-272-1510
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