by Franz Josef Dorfer | Apr 19, 2026 | Engineering Management, roxzox
roxzox - 'Design to Cost' More than 80% of production costs are determined by product design. The designers therefore need to have excellent understanding of manufacturing technologies and working closely together with the manufacturing engineers. The functions of the...
by Franz Josef Dorfer | Feb 8, 2026 | Business Systems, Engineering Management, Industrialization, Launch Management, roxzox, Value System
roxzox - 'Service and Recycling' The product, which is in the field / at the customer shall be maintained, serviced and kept up-to-date, so that it does not become obsolete or uncontrolled disposed prior to its end of product life. The last product life cycle phase is...
by Franz Josef Dorfer | Jan 24, 2026 | Innovation Management, roxzox
roxzox - 'Idea Generation' Once an idea is formulated, an initial base concept will be drafted to find solutions for the problem statement and to evaluate the fundamental principle, benefits and feasibility Along with the technical concept of the product idea, a...
by Franz Josef Dorfer | Oct 5, 2025 | Launch Management, Leadership, Lean Management, Material Management, roxzox
roxzox - 'Production Principles' 1.Ensure an ergonomically correct , save and clean workplace 2.Avoid any kind of waste. 3.Remove excessive production buffers and inventory 4.Implement a clear and safe quality assurance concept 5.Implement visual management and follow...
by Franz Josef Dorfer | Jul 27, 2025 | Collaboratoin, Leadership, Quality Management, roxzox
roxzox - 'Quality and Self-Responsibility' Workers self-responsibility means, that the execution and the documentation of the work is done in the right way – in the own responsibility. The worker must be fully convinced that the work is correct and in line with...
by Franz Josef Dorfer | Jul 1, 2025 | roxzox
roxzox - 'Think outside the Box' Innovation will help you to think outside the box, re-think and re-imagine your product and services and free your mind from constraints and legacy concepts Innovative products make use of new (enabler) technologies and produce new...
