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

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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
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Outline of the Session
Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for
the 21st Century Global Economy Louis Manzione
Role of an Engineer in Todays Telecom
Industry Anthony Manuel
Skills / Tools Challenges for the Engineer in
United Technologies Stephen Tongue
Focus on Product Design, Development, and
Realization
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Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for
the 21st Century Global Economy
Louis Manzione, PhD Dean College of Engineering,
Technology, and Architecture University of
Hartford
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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)
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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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
Need
Research
Design
Develop
Test
Mfg
After Third generation Research
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Resource Allocations in Product Realization
Design Verification Testing
Research
SW Development
System Engg
MFG
Test Set Development
Prototype
HW Development
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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)
Select one or more for a design project (Apply
engineering analyses)
Produce prototypes and test the design (Life
cycle testing)
Develop a manufacturing solution (Develop
Internal or contract manufacturing)
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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 2
Assembly Site 1
Assembly Site 3
Final Assembly
Installation
SW Loaded
SW Loaded
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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)
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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)
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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.

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The Roles and Responsibilities of an engineer /
team in the 21st century global economy
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Preparing Students for the Global Sourcing
Environment The Gaps in Engineering Education

1. Under-emphasis on translating technical
   challenges to RFPs, Sources Sought,
   Specifications.
2. Little emphasis on technical evaluation of
   offered solutions.
3. Significant under-emphasis on the role of
   performance testing against specs and life cycle
   testing (TEST Plan Development)
4. Little emphasis on business case vs. technical
   specification trade-offs.
5. 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.)
6. Under-emphasis on the role of software and
   software testing in many engineered products.
7. Significant lack of Quality Engineering and
   Product Testing Statistics.
8. Continued under-emphasis on DFM.
9. Significant under-emphasis on sustainable
   engineering solutions, carbon footprint, end of
   product life planning, environmental impact of
   product and processes to produce it.

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Proposed Solution Strategic Partnerships

1. Engineering Colleges will need to create large
   and more complex partnerships to better prepare
   their students for the 21st century economy.
2. 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
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Whats 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. AS,
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.
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Whats 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.

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Outline of the Session
Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for
the 21st Century Global Economy Louis Manzione
Role of an Engineer in Todays Telecom
Industry Tony Manuel
Skills / Tools Challenges for the Engineer in
United Technologies Stephen Tongue
11/22/2013
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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