Ramp up
Ramp-up or ramp-up phase describes the start-up phase of a product in economics and business informatics. The start-up activities in the period between the creation of the first physical prototypes and the production of customer-compatible products are coordinated by ramp-up management (see also beta test ). Examples are:
- Software:
Here ramp-up refers to the phase in the life cycle of a new software or a new software release between the end of development and general market release. The software is usually installed at selected customers and subjected to so-called productive tests under the supervision of the manufacturer . - Websites:
In the area of a website , ramp-up refers to the time "in which a website is already online, but not yet adequately present in the search engines." - Suppliers:
In the area of quality assurance for the automotive supplier industry (semiconductors), measures are taken in the ramp-up phase to identify and prevent problems with products and their individual parts. - Manufacturing:
In the area of production and manufacturing, the ramp-up phase represents the preliminary production phase that is required to set the system so that the desired finished product can be manufactured. The actual production process is started, but can be changed (for example, color mixes until the desired result is achieved). The products manufactured in the ramp-up phase are mostly disposed of as rejects.