Value Creation through Engineering Excellence: Building Global Network Capabilities

385 Pages·2018·6.853 MB·English

by  Yufeng Zhang, Mike Gregory (eds.)

EDITED BY
YUFENG ZHANG
MIKE GREGORY
VALUE CREATION
THROUGH
ENGINEERING
EXCELLENCE
Building Global
Network Capabilities
Value Creation through Engineering Excellence
Yufeng Zhang Mike Gregory
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Editors
Value Creation
through Engineering
Excellence
Building Global Network Capabilities
Editors
Yufeng Zhang Mike Gregory
Birmingham Business School Department ofEngineering
University ofBirmingham University ofCambridge
Edgbaston,Birmingham Cambridge
UK UK
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Preface
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Engineeringplaysacentralroleineconomiesandindustries.Itsin uence
goes far beyond the recognisable sectors such as automotive and aero-
space. Engineering expertise underpins industries as diverse as food and
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entertainment, retail and pharmaceuticals. But the invisibility of much
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engineering activity may lead toits signi cance being underestimated. At
a time when new technologies and global economic structures are
changingsorapidlythisbooksetsouttoexploretheroleandevolutionof
engineering in different contexts.
The focus of the book is on those engineering activities which create
substantial value. It highlights those activities that are essentially inno-
vative and lead to growth of businesses and improvements in living
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standards rather than those which simply maintain the status quo
important as that remains. The term High Value Engineering has been
coined to characterise these activities though it is recognised that this is
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an evolving de nition and indeed activity.
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The book re ects an extended collaboration between leading scholars
across Europe and China and draws upon leading research programmes
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while remaining rmly grounded in engineering practice.
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The early chapters explore new approaches to the representation of
engineering which it is hoped will provide new insights into the way
modern engineering is performed. The recognition of an engineering
value chain and the highly networked nature of engineering activities
around the world are thought to be particularly important in recognising
and managing the role of engineering within companies and indeed
nations.
Subsequent chapters address the characteristics of different aspects of
modern engineering from design to services. Concepts of value chains
and value creation are explored in greater detail demonstrating engi-
neering in its broader business and commercial context. The opportu-
nities and challenges presented by rapid developments in ICT are
considered as well as the implications for skills and training. Increasingly
important issues surrounding sustainability are tackled recognising again
the critical role of engineering in moving towards the environmentally
sustainable production and use of goods and services.
The book concludes with a chapter on policymaking with respect to
engineering and technology. The complex skills and expertise associated
with High Value Engineering represent a precious asset not just for
companies but for society more generally. It is essential that these
resources are deployed sensibly and knowingly with an understanding
their potential and limitations.
The authors earnestly hope that this book will provide new insights
into the nature and role of modern engineering, informing industrialists
and policymakers and perhaps most importantly enthusing younger
scientists, technologists and engineers with excitement for the rapidly
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developing eld of High Value Engineering.
Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK Yufeng Zhang
Cambridge, UK Mike Gregory
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the support of the
Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union through Marie
Curie Actions IRSES Europe-China High Value Engineering Network
(EC-HVEN), http://cordis.europa.eu/result/rcn/191425_en.html. The
authorswouldalsoliketothankChrisCollingeandAmorettyaMinayora
for their kind helps of proofreading the chapters.
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Contents
Part I The Engineering Value Chain and the main
Capability Areas
1 Introduction 3
Yufeng Zhang and Mike Gregory
2 Engineering and Technology Management 11
Yuan Zhou, Rob Phaal, Tim Minshall and David Probert
3 International Manufacturing and Engineering 49
Yongjiang Shi and Yufeng Zhang
4 Engineering Services: Unpacking Value Exchange 75
Florian Urmetzer, Andy Neely and Veronica Martinez
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Part II Engineering Network Innovation and Optimisation
5 Engineering Design and Innovation in a Global
Context 99
Thomas P. Taylor, Erik Søndergaard, Tim Minshall, Letizia Mortara
and Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen
6 Engineering in International Business Networks:
The Motivations and Practices of Chinese MNCs 129
Quan Zhou, Xiaobo Wu and Yongjiang Shi
7 Engineering Value Chain Simulation and Innovation 149
Tao Zhang and Yufeng Zhang
8 ICT for High Value Engineering Networks 179
Ting He and Xiaofei Xu
9 Engineering Value Chain Modelling and Optimization 205
Lina Zhou and Xiaofei Xu
10 Engineering Value Chain Coordination and
Optimization 231
Ming Dong and Yonglin Li
Part III Future Trends and Implications
11 Engineering for Sustainable Value 265
Miying Yang, Padmakshi Rana and Steve Evans
12 Product Life Cycle Design for Sustainable Value
Creation 297
Jing Tao and Suiran Yu
Contents xi
13 Engineering and the Skills Crisis in the UK and USA:
A Comparative Analysis of Employer-Engaged
Education 327
John R. Bryson, Rachel A. Mulhall, Nichola Lowe and Julianne Stern
14 An Industrial Policy Framework for High Value
Engineering 351
Chris Collinge
Index 369