Design Chain Associates Aligns The Design And Supply Chains in EBN Article

Design Chain Associates, LLC announced today the publication of "Aligning the Design And Supply Chains" in the April 22, 2002 issue of EBN (formerly Electronics Buyers News), a CMP Media LLC publication.

San Francisco, California -- April 22, 2002 -- Design Chain Associates, LLC announced today the publication of "Aligning the Design And Supply Chains" in the April 22, 2002 issue of EBN (formerly Electronics Buyers News), a CMP Media LLC publication. The piece, written by Michael Kirschner, President of DCA, focuses on how Electronics Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can build competitve advantage by incorporating Best Practices for bringing stakeholder knowledge to the design engineer. It's the first article in EBN's "Thought Leadership Series".

DCA's article defines the rationale behind, and a methodology for, ensuring that the best supply chain for a product is put in place at the right time. "There has been so much attention paid to supply chain tools and processes in recent years that everyone seems to have missed the fact that the supply chain is defined by product development," Kirschner says. "Selecting the best parts for a design requires technical knowledge, of course, but business and manufacturing knowledge is critical to ensuring supply chain performance. Having the right set of procedures, tools, and strategies during product development and beyond is key."

The article helps growing Electronics OEMs identify issues they can resolve during development, defines a strategy for implementing processes and tools, recognize the value such a strategy brings to an organization, and offers straightforward guidelines for getting started.

"Ultimately, it is about helping businesses achieve the results they want," says Kirschner, "I wrote the article to encourage people to take the time now to rethink how they could improve time to market while reducing product cost and post-production release engineering change orders."

For more information, see the April 22, 2002 issue of EBN or visit DCA's website at www.designchainassociates.com.

The article has been posted to the EBN website at http://www.ebnonline.com/story/OEG20020423S0073">http://www.ebnonline.com/story/OEG20020423S0073.
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About Design Chain Associates, LLC
Design Chain Associates, LLC provides consulting services to Electronics Original Equipment Manufacturers. DCA focuses on the Design Chain, which defines and sets up the Supply Chain. DCA brings strategic value to clients through "Best Practice" process and methodology guidance on supplier and component selection, qualification, and lifecycle management. DCA also provides other core services relating to corporate acquisition integration; "womb-to-tomb" Component Engineering support; and software tool assessment, configuration guidance, and user education. DCA has a presence in other high-tech regions of the country such as the Austin/Houston corridor and the Boston region. Visit DCA on the web at http://www.designchainassociates.com.