Christian Terwiesch, The Wharton School
terwiesch@wharton.upenn.edu
Kuong S. Chea, Sun Microsystems
kschea007@yahoo.com
Roger E. Bohn, University of California at San Diego
rbohn@ucsd.edu
Click here for the paper abstract
Click here to download the paper (PDF format)
Report 1999-02
June, 1999
The Information Storage Industry Center
Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
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Christian Terwiesch, The Wharton School
terwiesch@wharton.upenn.edu
Kuong S. Chea, Sun Microsystems
kschea007@yahoo.com
Roger E. Bohn, University of California at San Diego
rbohn@ucsd.edu
Abstract
Many high-tech industries are shifting their focus from minimizing time-to-market to minimizing time-to-volume. This puts the tail end of product development, the production ramp-up, in a critical position. This paper presents a case study of product transfer and production ramp-up in the hard disk drive industry. We provide a detailed description of the ramp-up period. By documenting detailed time-series data of several operational measures, we also shed light on the various forces that allow an organization to increase its production volume. Finally, the setting of our research allows us to study product transfer from development in the US to an off-shore production facility. Click here to download the paper (PDF format)
