RP helps cut trolley lead times
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Supercart, a leading producer of supermarket trolleys, used AARK's rapid product development expertise to help cut the time to market its new trolley designs. The rapid product development specialist ARRK Product Development Group produced a fully functional working prototype model in a series of section using glass-filled nylon powder over a two- to three-week period, so that Supercart's design team could quickly assess the design and refine it.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2006
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Design should be championed from the top
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A survey in 2004 suggests that the United Kingdom companies may not be giving product design the priority it deserves at board level. The results in a survey carried out on 100 design engineers form UK engineering companies indicate that 74% of engineering firms top management assign enough value to product designs which means that more than a quarter of these companies could be missing out on opportunities to grow their business.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2004
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Making the medical move
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Various suggestions on how engineering firms in UK can make most of the medical boom are provided. It is considered vital for engineering firms to get involved with the product at initial stages.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2003
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