Early Management

A Definition of Early Management

What does “Early Product Management” mean?

What does “Early Equipment Management” mean?

Step 1: Examine and analyze the present situation

Step 2: Establish an Early Management system

Step 3: Debug the new system, and train your workforce to use it

Step 4: Bring the new system into full-scale operation

The objective of an Early Product Management system

A typical implementation

Designing-in factory-friendliness at the product development stage

Building in quality through control of first-of-run products

Making use of information on problems arising during Early Product Management

Attaining business objectives by using equipment efficiently

What is “MP Design”?

The 7 steps for rolling out an Early Equipment Management system

Step 1: A typical planning stage

Step 2: A typical action planning stage

What happens at the design stage

An overview of MP design at Steps 2 and 3

Steps 4 to 7: fabrication, manufacturer’s test-run, installation and commissioning