How

would you define concurrent

engineering (CE)?
Definition: Integrated approach to productdesign that takes into account all stages of a
products life cycle from design to disposal
including costs, quality, testing, user needs,
customer support, and logistics

http://www.similesystems.com.au/Manufacturing/ManufacturingLifeCycle.htm

Concurrent Engineering

Product & Process

Long-term Goals

Resources

Others?

 We

are working in an expanding world with

finite resources
One approach = Innovation + Conservation
(Simultaneously, in parallel)
Engineers are the ones who influence the
utilization of resources with process design,
therefore we are also the professionals others
turn to for solutions

CE helps to accomplish these goals

Environments are constantly changing

Actions must be quick, effective, and responsible
Things must be done correctly the first time
Reduce reaction time and act
To be competitive, corporations must alter
their product and process development cycle to
be able to complete diverse tasks concurrently
Continuous improvement is always needed

 Focuses

on optimizing and distributing

resources within a company or unit during
design and development
Collaboration is required
Involves implementation, appraisal, and
continuous improvement initiatives
Must be applied throughout a system to be
successful (requires strong leadership)

 Commitment,

Requires strong _________________________

to mandate organizational changes successfully

Continuous

Planning, and Leadership

Improvement

CE is a process of ________________________
with a variety of implementation strategies, so
continuous improvement is needed

Communication

& Collaboration

 Competitive

Helps any size company (small or large)

Increased

Advantage

Performance

Improves quality, development cycle, delivery

timeetc

Reduced

design and production (development)

costs

Respond better to customers expectations at lower

costs
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 Minimizing

environmental damage to provide

sufficient food, water, shelter, and mobility
for an increasing world population
Designing products and processes so that
wastes from one are used as inputs to
another
Including environmental and social
constraints with economic considerations to
make decisions

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Get a strong commitment from senior management.

Establish unified project goals and a clear business mission.
Develop a detailed plan early in the process.
Continually review your progress and revise your plan.
Develop project leaders that have an overall vision of the project and
goals.
Analyze your market and know your customers.
Suppress individualism and foster a team concept.
Establish and cultivate cross-functional integration and collaboration.
Transfer technology between individuals and departments.
Break project into its natural phases.
Develop metrics.
Set milestones throughout the development process.
Collectively work on all parts of project.
Reduce costs and time to market.
Complete tasks in parallel.

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