Managing Technology and e-Business within ROLLS-ROYCe
| Speaker : |
Dr. Phil Ruffles
Director - Engineering and Technology
Rolls-Royce plc |
| Date: |
5 October 2000 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
10.30am - 11.40am (Light refreshments
will be available at 10.00am) |
| Venue: |
Hon
Sui Sen Auditorium, Faculty of Business Administration,
NUS |
Abstract
In this lecture, Dr. Phil Ruffles will discuss the
importance and challenges associated with managing technology
and its implication of e-Business within Rolls-Royce.
He will include a variety of examples, including Rolls-Royce's
world leading wide chord fan blade technology. The technology
application section will outline the new product introduction
process, covering quality control procedures and risk
assessment. Product and work breakdown structures and
the use of integrated project teams will also be considered,
along with the application of information technology,
including product data management (an important e-Business
application).
Moving on to technology acquisition, the research and
technology acquisition process and how it is linked
to the product life cycle will be considered, before
reviewing the underpinning technology management structure
and use of technology assessment to develop a balanced
technology acquisition programme. Finally, technology
transfer mechanisms and the use of global research will
be outlined.
About the Speaker
Since 1981 Dr Ruffles has held the positions
of Head of Engineering for the Small Engine Group;
Director of Technology; Director of Design Engineering;
and Technical Director. In 1991 he was appointed
Director - Engineering, Aerospace Group and in
January 1997 he was appointed to the Rolls-Royce
Main Board as Director - Engineering and Technology.
He is a member of Council of the Central Research
Laboratories.
Dr Ruffles is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the
Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Aeronautical
Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
He has been awarded Honorary Doctorates of Engineering
by Bristol, Birmingham and Sheffield Universities
and Honorary Doctor of Science by City University.
He is an Honorary Professor of Warwick University
and was elected to the Faculty of Royal Designers
for Industry by the Royal Society of Arts. He
is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers.
In 1987 he was awarded the Ackroyd Stuart Prize
by the Royal Aeronautical Society for his paper
on "Reducing the Cost of Aero Engine Research
and Development", in 1996 he received the Royal
Aeronautical Society Gold Medal and was a member
of the team which was awarded the Royal Academy
of Engineering MacRobert Award for work on the
Trent engine. He was awarded the 1998 James Clayton
Prize for his contribution to aero-engine technology
by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He
is married with two daughters, Amy and Laura.
We cordially invite you and your
colleagues to attend the talk.
As there are limited number of seats available,
please register for the talk by 2 October 2000
via email to cmtsimbh@nus.edu.sg; or Fax:
8737809, with your name, designation and company/institution.
Admission is free. |
