From projects to products in rail electronics
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GEC Alsthom, a joint venture between Alcatel Alsthom and General Electric Company PLC, is a leading player in the field of rail transport and energy equipment. The company's transport division makes rail signalling equipment and rolling stock, including electronic systems. An increasingly competitive market means that manufacturers are being forced to reduce their production lead times and cut costs. In order to remain competitive, GEC Alsthom Transport Division has changed from a project-led organization to a product-driven one.
Publication Name: GEC Journal of Research
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0264-9187
Year: 1996
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User-centered design of smart products
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The user-centered design process developed by Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering is discussed. It is argued that effective user-centered design can reduce development time by preventing the need for changes in the latter stages of the design process as well as enhances product quality. The user-centered design process can also be improved through communications between end users and the design team, and the use of computer tools.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1997
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World dynamo surges to independence
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GRC Alsthom will be called Alstom, and plans a listing in New York, London, and Paris in Jul 1998, with a 4 billion pounds sterling market capitalization. This will be the biggest European stock listing in 1998. The company has 82,000 employees working inmore than 60 countries, and is involved in industrial and marine operations, power transmission, energy amd transportation. Europe is the company's main market, followed by the US.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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