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SME MS920321
- Concurrent Engineering Tools For Managing And Measuring
- standard by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 06/01/1992
- Publisher: SME
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CONCURRENT ENGINEERING IS A COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. THE PROCESS IS STRUCTURED; YET QUITE FAST, FLEXIBLE, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL. THE PROCESS WILL PUT STRESS ON ORGANIZATION CULTURES AND PERSONNEL, BUT IT GENERATES EXCITEMENT, ENERGY, AND CONFIDENCE. DEDICATION TO CONCURRENT PHILOSOPHIES AND PRINCIPLES WILL ABSOLUTELY RESULT IN REDUCED TIME-TO-MARKET, IMPROVED PRODUCT QUALITY AND RELIABILITY, AND SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MAJOR ASPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF SUCCESSFUL CONCURRENT ENGINEERING PROGRAMS. IT DESCRIBES NUMEROUS APPROACHES AND TOOLS THAT LEADING-EDGE COMPANIES ARE SUCCESSFULLY USING TO MANAGE AND MEASURE THEIR CONCURRENT PROCESSES.