A Model for Integrated and Strategic Planning of Manufacturable Technology Groups at Supply Chain Networks in a Corporation:The Case of SAIPA Corporation

Arasti, Mohammad Reza; Akbari Jokar, Mohammad Reza; Karimpour Kalow, Ahmad

doi:10.22104/jtdm.2015.180

A Model for Integrated and Strategic Planning of Manufacturable Technology Groups at Supply Chain Networks in a Corporation:The Case of SAIPA Corporation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mohammad Reza Arasti ¹

Mohammad Reza Akbari Jokar ²

Ahmad Karimpour Kalow ³

¹ Associated Professor and Dean Graduate School of Management and Economics Sharif University of Technology

² Professor of Industiral Engineering at Sharif University of Technology

³ Saipa Research and Innovation Manager

10.22104/jtdm.2015.180

Abstract

Technology planning is a very critical process in the new product and process development (NPPD). We identify technologies for doing Product and Process functions, during the planning and design of products and their manufacturing systems. Now, most companies changed to large corporations and they have an extensive supply chain networks. So we can not planning of technologies with old instruments and it is important to designing a model to coverage this gap. In the new context, manufacturability assessment is very important in the technology planning, because, it has critical effect at product quality, and time to market. In this new condition, we need suitable and integrated instruments. The purpose of this article, is the designing a model for integrated and strategic planning of manufacturable technologies groups in the supply chain networks of a corporation. The approach of the research method is qualitative. In this way, we collected secondary data bye literature review and exist document at Iran automotive firms. Primary data have collected by in-depth interviews with experts by intended sampling. As well as, collected data analyzed by using thematic analysis. Then, the model is mapped based on research findings. Next, the validation and verification of designed model is approved by using of focus group and descriptive case study methods. This paper claims that has an engineering perspective to technology planning at the supply chain networks.

Keywords

"New Product Development (NPD)"

"Technology Planning Matrix"

"Technology Supply Chain"

"Product Architecture"

"Manufacturability"

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