Research On The Optimization Of TIO Monitors Development Process In Lenovo

The global personal computer marketing has been shrinking since 2011,the competition among main computer makers becomes much more furious.Innovative products are developed to explore segment markets.TIO monitors were co-developed by desktop business unit and visual business unit of Lenovo to seize All-in-one computer market share,and it works pretty well.However,as a cross BU product,the development of TIO monitor is constrained by both BU's development process,which cause its development cycle is too long to meet customers' expectation.The paper is to study and validate shortening TIO monitors development cycle through the theory and methods of process optimization,and provide experience and reference for the development process optimization of similar innovative products.The paper focuses on three issues in TIO monitor development process,long product design cycle,long product validation cycle and long new product introduction cycle.Taking the premium monitors as benchmark through benchmarking method,it compares and analyzes the two types of monitors'development process and finds out the gaps and root causes.It sets up the targets and execution principles of shortening TIO monitors development cycle based on process optimization theory.According to the targets and principles,the methods of concurrent engineering,benchmarking are used to design and execute the development process optimization solutions.The results of this research shows that the process optimization can effectively shorten the development cycle of the certain cross BU innovative product with minimum resistance inside the organization.When the inner benchmark inside the organization is chosen by benchmarking method,it is much easier and more effective to improve another product's development process.The paper is to provide an experience and reference for optimization of development process in large and middle business organizations,and process optimization is recommend for shortening development cycle of the similar products.