Manufacturability is an important aspect of the product design and development process. A prototype is built to test the functionality of the design and to perform design reviews to validate the manufacturability and determine the cost.PRESENS has streamlined its manufacture by forming product development teams with representatives from all disciplines participating in influencing products throughout the development cycle to production and support. Because all departments are represented, actual and anticipated problems can be identified, and required actions immediately assigned.The team works continuously on improving existing processes. The result is reduced product development, planning and production lead times, and greater customer satisfaction through improved productivity and increased quality.Our keys to a reliable and cost-effective manufacture include:- customer focus (both internal and external) at all times- internal and external communications- employee involvement- concurrent engineering- elimination of scrap and rework- supplier improvement programs- cost reduction strategies and actions