Applicated visualization tool in department of Full Cost Optimization

Challenge & Selection

Recently I changed de department to form a member of Full Cost Optimization, area with the main

objective of cost reduction of any kind. I was good prepared in my specific field of Powertrain

Development, because of a long experience in this material, but find a very complex system of data

base analysis and evaluation, new methods absolutely unknow, new strange systems. Specific

formation wasn’t available, and I had to learn it (as always) by doing. Work colleagues where very

helpful, but up to march I found myself alone doing forced homework because COVID19, and had

to afront the problems by myself. The same month I started the online-course of Design Thinking,

and heard about the tool Visualization Tool.

Application

At first, I started to make a list with all the different sources of information, classified by a title  (contend of information), by the origin (who send me this information/where can I find it) and least

the date of actualization.

For the beginning it was good for a main orientation, but it wasn’t enough, I still was lost to

manage al task, so I made I general classification of the tools, designed my own, personal intranet  with the links to the different information, classified by themes, see screen-print.

As a second step I took the most used and important sources and tasks, and defined it to different

boxes, with a short description, direct links where to find the information, and most important the  workflow between the different steps.

The workflow was presented to the group and received a great aceptance. It was decided to take  maintain it as a guide for ourselves, and for future members of a group.


Applicated visualization tool in department of Full Cost Optimization Challenge & Selection Recently I changed de department to form a member of Full Cost Optimization , area with the main objective of cost reduction of any kind . I was good prepared in my specific field of Powertrain Development , because of a long experience in this material , but find a very complex system of data base analysis and evaluation , new methods absolutely unknow , new strange systems . Specific formation was n’t available , and I had to learn it ( as always ) by doing . Work colleagues where very helpful , but up to march I found myself alone doing forced homework because COVID19 , and had to afront the problems by myself . The same month I started the online - course of Design Thinking , and heard about the tool Visualization Tool . Application At first , I started to make a list with all the different sources of information , classified by a title ( contend of information ) , by the origin ( who send me this information / where can I find it ) and least the date of actualization . For the beginning it was good for a main orientation , but it was n’t enough , I still was lost to manage al task , so I made I general classification of the tools , designed my own , personal intranet with the links to the different information , classified by themes , see screen - print . As a second step I took the most used and important sources and tasks , and defined it to different boxes , with a short description , direct links where to find the information , and most important the workflow between the different steps . The workflow was presented to the group and received a great aceptance . It was decided to take maintain it as a guide for ourselves , and for future members of a group .