IMPLEMENTING CONCURRENT ENGINEERING - CASE-STUDIES FROM EASTERN AUSTRALIA

Citation
Tw. Burns et E. Szczerbicki, IMPLEMENTING CONCURRENT ENGINEERING - CASE-STUDIES FROM EASTERN AUSTRALIA, Concurrent engineering, research and applications, 5(2), 1997, pp. 163-170
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering
ISSN journal
1063293X
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
163 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-293X(1997)5:2<163:ICE-CF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Concurrent Engineering (CE) addresses the major technological issues o i the change from sequential to simultaneous engineering. ii is a syst ematic approach that enables cooperative work among all groups that pl an, design, produce, maintain and support the product over its life cy cle. It calls for multidiscipline teamwork and promotes collaboration and application oi different skills and knowledge sources. To better u nderstand the current CE applications in Eastern Australia, a survey w as conducted oi companies' understanding and approaches to simultaneou s engineering, and the models and tools they use to suppert their CE a ctivities. This paper summarises the findings oi the survey and the ca se studies that followed. From the findings, it was apparent that ther e is a wide interest in CE across all industries, that benefits to com panies that used CE, even in partial way, are significant, and that th ere is a great deal oi commonality among the specific approaches which this paper captures and unifies as proposed guidelines to CE implemen tation.