Abstract
This paper outlines the results obtained from applying a derivation of the Systems Engineering Capability Maturity ModelSM to the mechanical engineering design process within a large, product-based, electromechanical engineering company. This new model, termed the Process Capability Model for Mechanical Design (PCM-MD), was applied via two separate studies to establish the capability level of the company’s current mechanical design process and associated support areas. Results from an initial study clearly exposed deficiencies caused by the ‘citadel’ approach that the project-orientated company structure engendered whilst a second study indicated additional and more fundamental problems arising from the cost-accounting focus of the management.
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