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Brainstorming
Brainstorm some ideas about Concurrent Engineering How can this tool be used in your organization?
-Doing things simultaneously -Focusing on the Process -Converting hierarchical organizations into teams
-Dramatic improvements in time to market and costs -Improvements to product quality and performance -Do more with less
How it Works
How It Works
Area 1: People
-Formation of teams
-Training
How It Works
Area 2: Process
How It Works
Area 3: Technology
-CAD/CAM
How It Works
Basic Summary
-Most important aspect is People -Process and Technology: Dont be afraid of change
A Short Exercise
Come up with some ideas as to how
implementing Concurrent Engineering could be useful in your organization? How will you form teams? Open communication? Change processes? Implement technology?
Summary
Concurrent Engineering: Simultaneous
development of product and process. Most important aspect is communication and formation of teams Management support is vitally important Dont be afraid to change current processes and technologies
Bibliography
Foster, S. Thomas. Managing Quality: An Integrative Approach. Upper Saddle River New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Izuchukwu, John. Architecture and Process :The Role of Integrated Systems in Concurrent Engineering. Industrial Management Mar/Apr 1992: p. 19-23. Litsikas, Mary. Break Old Boundaries with Concurrent Engineering. Quality Apr 1997: p. 54-56. Mills, Robert. Concurrent engineering: Alive and well. CAE. Aug 1993: p. 41-44