Forum focuses on design for manufacture

A Boothroyd Dewhurst product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Mar 18, 2005

Boothroyd Dewhurst will host the 20th annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly in June 2005 in Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island.

Boothroyd Dewhurst will host the 20th annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) on 21st and 22nd June 2005 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island, USA.

The International Forum on DFMA is the foremost conference worldwide on early design analysis methodologies and implementation.

Conference papers will discuss specific product development programmes and examine cost reductions and efficiency gains at some of the world's leading manufacturing companies, such as ABB Automation Technologies, General Dynamics Corp, ITT Industries, Raytheon Company and Solectron Corp, among others.

Experts in product design will discuss recent DFMA applications in detail and examine major issues for manufacturers, including design for assembly in contract manufacturing, tools for enabling design innovation, DFMA as an alternative to offshore manufacturing, cross functional change management, assembly system design, and early cost analysis in defense and aerospace design.

In addition to the papers, the 2005 Forum will feature a panel discussion on Wednesday 22nd June, titled "Issues in accounting for product cost".

Do current cost-estimating and accounting procedures effectively measure the true cost of product development and manufacturing?.

The panel will be made up of representative experts concerned with product development, project management, and accounting.

The discussion will centre on various issues associated with the actual cost of outsourcing, project cost management, and the relationship to purchasing practices.

The DFMA Forum is a valuable resource for everyone involved in the design-to-manufacturing process, including product designers, manufacturing engineers, automation specialists, and management, marketing and purchasing personnel.

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