Introduction
Definition Objective
Development
Why do companies use Benefits Functions
Conclusion Bibliography
Concurrent engineering is a process in which appropriate disciplines are committed to work interactively to conceive, approve, develop, and implement product programs that meet predetermined objectives. Concurrent Engineering is the relatively recent term applied to the engineering design philosophy of cross-functional cooperation in order to create products which are better, cheaper, and more quickly brought to market.
This new trend reunites technical and non technical disciplines such as engineering, marketing and accounting. Always focusing on satisfying the customer, these organizations must work together in defining the product.
Dramatic improvements in time to market and costs.
Decrease production cost. Reduce the number of redesigns.
Improvements performance.
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product
quality
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Maximize product quality.
Do more with less. Doing things simultaneously. Focusing on the Process.
Minimize the product life cycle.
Increased enterprise integration. Flexibility. Responsiveness.
Teamwork - Human Resources are working together for a common product.
Employee involvement, empowerment. Strategic relations with suppliers. Converting hierarchical organizations into teams.
Can make trade-offs
Design features. Part manufacturability.
Assembly requirements.
Material needs. Reliability issues. Serviceability requirements. Cost and time constraints.
Competitive Advantage:
The reasons that companies choose to use concurrent
Increased Performance:
engineering is for the clear cut benefits and competitive advantage that concurrent engineering can give them. thereby enabling them to be addressed up front rather than later in the development process. Concurrent engineering can eliminate multiple design revisions, prototypes, and re-engineering efforts and create an environment for designing right the first time.
It enables the early discovery of design problems,
Reduced Design and Development Times:
Companies that use concurrent engineering are
able to transfer technology to their markets and customers more effectively, rapidly and predictably. They will be able to respond to customers needs and desires, to produce quality products that meet or exceeds the consumer's expectations.
Lower cost Speed-to-market due to reduced cycle time Better understand user requirements Quality design of producible items Quicker development period Team work Customer satisfaction Integration of design and manufacturing
Better chances of succeeding product in market Low scrap and wastages Shorter cycle to get new product to market A quicker turnaround time for issues with product quality that require engineering time A smaller number of changes made to a product or its process during its life cycle
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