Posted: April 16th, 2015

Materials & Manufacturing Process Selection

Materials & Manufacturing Process Selection

Materials & Manufacturing Process
Selection
Scenario
King Swan has awarde
d you a follow
–
on
contract
in light of the work you performed under the first contract
(CSWK1).  As before
,
you are an independent consultant engineer
you
have just won a short term contract from King
Swan Engineering, a large and busy multi
–
national.  King Swan have
tasked you to conduct some research and to
provide some
analyses
on the basis of this research.
The contract includes a brief on the scope of the research, the deliverables and delivery schedule, which have been
included in the later sections of this doc
ument.
The next section of this document is a summary of background information you obtained when you went to see the
engineering manager at King Swan prior to being awarded the contract.
Background Information
King Swan is a successful multinational engin
eering firm that works in a wide variety of engineering sectors.  They
are renowned for working to tight deadlines and producing high quality products for their customers, and so expect
t
he same from their supply chain
which now includes you.
When you met
the engineering manager at King Swan the following points became obvious during the discussion:
•
The work you will do will have an impact right across King Swan, a global company.  As a consequence the
report that you deliver may be read by people all over
the world.  Clear and plain language is therefore
essential.
•
The engineers at King Swan are extremely busy and will rely on being able to read your report quickly and
efficiently.  As a consequence
the information and data that you provide in your report m
ust be clear and
the structure of the document must make it easy to trace back from any conclusion you make to the data
that you made the decision on.  A well
–
structured and concise report is therefore essential.
•
King Swan are aware that a great deal of in
formation is available through the internet, books and journals on
the engineering concepts covered by this project.  This information may come from King Swan’s competitors,
potential suppliers or researchers who may be of interest toking Swan if they want
to develop the research
beyond the report that you deliver.
In addition King Swan has a strong business ethics policy.
As a
consequence traceability of information is critical to the delivery of your contract.  Identifying the sources of
pre
–
existing in
formation in your report is therefore essential.
•
King Swan are
a
successful and profitable
company
because they employ great engineers as employees and
as contractors like you that provide value for money.  As a consequence King Swan will be expecting your
report to include your original ideas on the subject of the work, which will add value to research beyond that
of a mere review of available information.
Demonstrating your ability to
innovate and to
make engineering
decisions that are supported by evide
nce will improve your chances of repeat business from King Swan and
help to establish your reputation as a reliable and trusted engineer.