Rapid
Prototyping for Competitive Advantage:
Technologies,
Applications and Implementation
for
Market Success
Paul
T. Kidd
1997, ISBN 1-901864-00-6
READING GUIDE
This section consists of a
set of "guides" for readers. The purpose of these guides
is to direct readers to specific parts of the main text where
they will find information relating to specific issues.
GUIDE 1: OVERVIEW OF THE
BUSINESS ISSUES
Chapter 1
- Overview of the business environment
context for the application of rapid prototyping technologies
(pages 18 to 22).
- Introduction to other issues
involved in the application of these technologies (pages 22 to
25).
- Road map to implementation
and application (pages 25 to 27).
GUIDE 2: UNDERSTANDING THE
TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter 1
- Brief overview of rapid prototyping
(pages 12 to 15).
Chapter 7
- Rapid prototyping technologies
(pages 115 to 116).
- Rapid tooling technologies
(pages 117 to 119).
GUIDE 3: UNDERSTANDING APPLICATION
POTENTIAL
Chapter 2
- To understand applications
by themes use the thematic summary of case studies (pages 29
to 34) to guide selection of application examples.
Automotive industry applications (pages 34 to 39).
Aerospace industry applications (pages 39 to 40).
Electrical and electronic industry applications (pages 41 to
43).
Consumer goods industry applications (pages 43 to 44).
Medical technology industry applications (pages 44 to 46).
Applications in other industries (pages 46 to 47).
GUIDE 4: APPLICATION TO
HELP ACHIEVE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
? Chapter 1
? The benefits (pages 15 to
17).
? Chapter 3
? The impact of rapid prototyping
on the achievement of business objectives (pages 57 to 59).
? Exploiting strategic benefits in the marketplace (pages 59
to 61).
GUIDE 5: USING THE TECHNOLOGIES
TO SUPPORT INNOVATION
Chapter 1
- Innovation (page 17).
- Knowledge management (pages
21 to 22).
Chapter 2
- Thematic summaries of case
studies (pages 29 to 34).
Chapter 3
- Enabling innovation (page
51).
- The technologies as enablers
of new strategies (pages 55 to 57).
GUIDE 6: ENABLING NEW NICHE
MARKETING STRATEGIES
Chapter 1
- Innovation (page 17).
- Niche marketing (pages 19
to 20).
Chapter 2
- Thematic summaries of case
studies (pages 29 to 34).
Chapter 3
- A modern strategic view (pages
48 to 51).
- The technologies as enablers
of new strategies (pages 55 to 57).
- Exploiting strategic benefits
in the marketplace (pages 59 to 61).
GUIDE 7: DEVELOPMENT AND
EXPLOITATION OF CHANGE COMPETENCIES
Chapter 1
- Change competency (pages 20
to 21).
Chapter 3
- Development of change competencies
(pages 66 to 70).
Chapter 5
- Major factors affecting the
assessment and implementation process (pages 84 to 86).
- A suggested assessment and
implementation process (pages 86 to 93).
- Managing technical and organisational
change (pages 93 to 99).
GUIDE 8: ORGANISATIONAL
ISSUES
Chapter 1
- The importance of organisational
and culture change (pages 22 to 24).
Chapter 2
- Thematic summaries of case
examples ? application within a concurrent engineering framework
(page 33).
Chapter 3
- Strategic aspects of organisational
and culture change (pages 61 to 65).
Chapter 5
- Stage 2 - Detailed assessment
(pages 91 to 92).
- Managing technical and organisational
change (pages 93 to 99).
- Assessing bureaux from a supply
chain management perspective (pages 99 to 101).
Chapter 6
- Issues to address in the business
case document (page 109).
GUIDE 9: BENEFITS AND COSTS
Chapter 1
- The benefits (pages 15 to
17).
- The business environment context
(pages 18 to 22).
- The importance of organisational
and culture change (pages 22 to 24).
- Rapid prototyping and the
smaller company (page 24).
- Different approaches to applying
rapid prototyping (page 25).
Chapter 3
- The strategic issues (pages
52 to 53).
- Strategic aspects of organisational
and culture change (pages 61 to 65).
Chapter 4
- The costs of rapid prototyping
(pages 73 to 80).
Chapter 6
- Quantifying intangible benefits
(pages 106 to 107).
- Issues to address in the business
case document (pages 108 to 114).
GUIDE 10: USING RAPID PROTOTYPING
BUREAUX
Chapter 1
- Rapid prototyping and the
smaller company (page 24).
- Different approaches to applying
rapid prototyping (page 25).
Chapter 3
- The strategic nature of the
technologies (pages 53 to 55).
Chapter 4
- Bureau services (pages 79
to 80).
- Supply chain development (page
80).
Chapter 5
- Review (pages 83 to 84).
- Assessing bureaux from a supply
chain management perspective (pages 99 to 101).
- Adopting bureau services as
a starting point (page 102).
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