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CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 
PPrreeppaarreedd bbyy:: 
NNiittiinn CChhaannddeekkaarr
CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 
11sstt DDeeffiinniittiioonn 
““TThhee ssiimmuullttaanneeoouuss ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee ooff pprroodduucctt ddeessiiggnn 
aanndd pprroocceessss ddeessiiggnn.. TTyyppiiccaallllyy,, ccoonnccuurrrreenntt 
eennggiinneeeerriinngg iinnvvoollvveess tthhee ffoorrmmaattiioonn ooff ccrroossss-- 
ffuunnccttiioonnaall tteeaammss.. TThhiiss aalllloowwss eennggiinneeeerrss aanndd 
mmaannaaggeerrss ooff ddiiffffeerreenntt ddiisscciipplliinneess ttoo wwoorrkk 
ttooggeetthheerr ssiimmuullttaanneeoouussllyy iinn ddeevveellooppiinngg pprroodduucctt 
aanndd pprroocceessss ddeessiiggnn..”” 
FFoosstteerr,, SS.. TThhoommaass.. MMaannaaggiinngg QQuuaalliittyy:: AAnn IInntteeggrraattiivvee AApppprrooaacchh.. UUppppeerr 
SSaaddddllee RRiivveerr NNeeww JJeerrsseeyy:: PPrreennttiiccee HHaallll,, 220011..
CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 
22nndd DDeeffiinniittiioonn 
““CCoonnccuurrrreenntt eennggiinneeeerriinngg mmeetthhooddoollooggiieess ppeerrmmiitt tthhee 
sseeppaarraattee ttaasskkss ooff tthhee pprroodduucctt ddeevveellooppmmeenntt 
pprroocceessss ttoo bbee ccaarrrriieedd oouutt ssiimmuullttaanneeoouussllyy rraatthheerr 
tthhaann sseeqquueennttiiaallllyy.. PPrroodduucctt ddeessiiggnn,, tteessttiinngg,, 
mmaannuuffaaccttuurriinngg aanndd pprroocceessss ppllaannnniinngg tthhrroouugghh 
llooggiissttiiccss,, ffoorr eexxaammppllee,, aarree ddoonnee ssiiddee--bbyy--ssiiddee aanndd 
iinntteerraaccttiivveellyy.. PPootteennttiiaall pprroobblleemmss iinn ffaabbrriiccaattiioonn,, 
aasssseemmbbllyy,, ssuuppppoorrtt aanndd qquuaalliittyy aarree iiddeennttiiffiieedd aanndd 
rreessoollvveedd eeaarrllyy iinn tthhee ddeessiiggnn pprroocceessss..”” 
IIzzuucchhuukkwwuu,, JJoohhnn.. ““AArrcchhiitteeccttuurree aanndd PPrroocceessss ::TThhee RRoollee ooff IInntteeggrraatteedd 
SSyysstteemmss iinn CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg..”” IInndduussttrriiaall MMaannaaggeemmeenntt MMaarr//AApprr 
11999922:: pp.. 1199--2233..
CCoonnvveennttiioonnaall pprroodduucctt ddeessiiggnn 
aapppprrooaacchh
BBaassiicc GGooaallss 
Basic Goals of Concurrent EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 
aarree::-- 
--DDrraammaattiicc iimmpprroovveemmeennttss iinn ttiimmee ttoo 
mmaarrkkeett aanndd ccoossttss 
--IImmpprroovveemmeennttss ttoo pprroodduucctt qquuaalliittyy aanndd 
ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee 
--DDoo mmoorree wwiitthh lleessss
CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 
CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg == TTeeaammwwoorrkk 
--TThhee mmoorree ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn eexxiissttss,, tthhee 
bbeetttteerr tthhee pprroodduucctt.. 
BBaallaanncceess NNeeeeddss 
--CCuussttoommeerr,, SSuupppplliieerr,, EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, 
MMaarrkkeettiinngg,, aanndd MMaannuuffaaccttuurriinngg nneeeeddss..
HHooww iitt WWoorrkkss 
33 MMaaiinn AArreeaass ttoo CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 
11)) PPeeooppllee 
22)) PPrroocceessss 
33)) TTeecchhnnoollooggyy
HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss 
AArreeaa 11:: PPeeooppllee 
--FFoorrmmaattiioonn ooff tteeaammss 
--TTrraaiinniinngg
HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss 
AArreeaa 22:: PPrroocceessss 
--CChhaannggeess iinn yyoouurr pprroocceesssseess 
--BBee ooppeenn ttoo cchhaannggee
HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss 
AArreeaa 33:: TTeecchhnnoollooggyy 
--CCAADD//CCAAMM 
--SSooffttwwaarree.. HHaarrddwwaarree,, aanndd NNeettwwoorrkkiinngg
HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss 
BBaassiicc SSuummmmaarryy 
--MMoosstt iimmppoorrttaanntt aassppeecctt iiss PPeeooppllee 
--PPrroocceessss aanndd TTeecchhnnoollooggyy:: DDoonn’’tt bbee 
aaffrraaiidd ooff cchhaannggee
HHooww ddooeess CCEE rreedduuccee ttiimmee
RReeaall WWoorrlldd EExxaammppllee 
TTiittaann LLiinnkkbbiitt 
--OOlldd CCAADD ssyysstteemm:: 2211 wweeeekkss ttoo ddeevveelloopp 88-- 
llaayyeerr cciirrccuuiitt bbooaarrdd.. 
--IImmpplleemmeenntteedd nneeww CCAAEE ttoooollss aanndd CCEE 
--NNeeww cciirrccuuiitt bbooaarrdd:: 1122 wweeeekkss ttoo ddeevveelloopp,, 1100 
llaayyeerrss,, ttwwiiccee tthhee ffuunnccttiioonnaalliittyy ooff tthhee 88 llaayyeerr..
BBeenneeffiittss 
RReedduucceess ttiimmee ffrroomm ddeessiiggnn ccoonncceepptt bbyy 2255%% 
oorr mmoorree.. 
RReedduucceess CCaappiittaall iinnvveessttmmeenntt bbyy 2200%% oorr 
mmoorree.. 
CCoonnttiinnuuoouuss iimmpprroovveemmeenntt ooff pprroodduucctt 
qquuaalliittyy.. 
 IInnccrreeaasseess PPrroodduucctt LLiiffee CCyyccllee PPrrooffiittaabbiilliittyy..
SSuummmmaarryy 
CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg:: SSiimmuullttaanneeoouuss 
ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff pprroodduucctt aanndd pprroocceessss.. 
MMoosstt iimmppoorrttaanntt aassppeecctt iiss ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn 
aanndd ffoorrmmaattiioonn ooff tteeaammss 
MMaannaaggeemmeenntt ssuuppppoorrtt iiss vviittaallllyy iimmppoorrttaanntt 
DDoonn’’tt bbee aaffrraaiidd ttoo cchhaannggee ccuurrrreenntt 
pprroocceesssseess aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggiieess

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Concurrent Engineering

  • 2. CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 11sstt DDeeffiinniittiioonn ““TThhee ssiimmuullttaanneeoouuss ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee ooff pprroodduucctt ddeessiiggnn aanndd pprroocceessss ddeessiiggnn.. TTyyppiiccaallllyy,, ccoonnccuurrrreenntt eennggiinneeeerriinngg iinnvvoollvveess tthhee ffoorrmmaattiioonn ooff ccrroossss-- ffuunnccttiioonnaall tteeaammss.. TThhiiss aalllloowwss eennggiinneeeerrss aanndd mmaannaaggeerrss ooff ddiiffffeerreenntt ddiisscciipplliinneess ttoo wwoorrkk ttooggeetthheerr ssiimmuullttaanneeoouussllyy iinn ddeevveellooppiinngg pprroodduucctt aanndd pprroocceessss ddeessiiggnn..”” FFoosstteerr,, SS.. TThhoommaass.. MMaannaaggiinngg QQuuaalliittyy:: AAnn IInntteeggrraattiivvee AApppprrooaacchh.. UUppppeerr SSaaddddllee RRiivveerr NNeeww JJeerrsseeyy:: PPrreennttiiccee HHaallll,, 220011..
  • 3. CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 22nndd DDeeffiinniittiioonn ““CCoonnccuurrrreenntt eennggiinneeeerriinngg mmeetthhooddoollooggiieess ppeerrmmiitt tthhee sseeppaarraattee ttaasskkss ooff tthhee pprroodduucctt ddeevveellooppmmeenntt pprroocceessss ttoo bbee ccaarrrriieedd oouutt ssiimmuullttaanneeoouussllyy rraatthheerr tthhaann sseeqquueennttiiaallllyy.. PPrroodduucctt ddeessiiggnn,, tteessttiinngg,, mmaannuuffaaccttuurriinngg aanndd pprroocceessss ppllaannnniinngg tthhrroouugghh llooggiissttiiccss,, ffoorr eexxaammppllee,, aarree ddoonnee ssiiddee--bbyy--ssiiddee aanndd iinntteerraaccttiivveellyy.. PPootteennttiiaall pprroobblleemmss iinn ffaabbrriiccaattiioonn,, aasssseemmbbllyy,, ssuuppppoorrtt aanndd qquuaalliittyy aarree iiddeennttiiffiieedd aanndd rreessoollvveedd eeaarrllyy iinn tthhee ddeessiiggnn pprroocceessss..”” IIzzuucchhuukkwwuu,, JJoohhnn.. ““AArrcchhiitteeccttuurree aanndd PPrroocceessss ::TThhee RRoollee ooff IInntteeggrraatteedd SSyysstteemmss iinn CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg..”” IInndduussttrriiaall MMaannaaggeemmeenntt MMaarr//AApprr 11999922:: pp.. 1199--2233..
  • 5. BBaassiicc GGooaallss Basic Goals of Concurrent EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg aarree::-- --DDrraammaattiicc iimmpprroovveemmeennttss iinn ttiimmee ttoo mmaarrkkeett aanndd ccoossttss --IImmpprroovveemmeennttss ttoo pprroodduucctt qquuaalliittyy aanndd ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee --DDoo mmoorree wwiitthh lleessss
  • 6. CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg == TTeeaammwwoorrkk --TThhee mmoorree ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn eexxiissttss,, tthhee bbeetttteerr tthhee pprroodduucctt.. BBaallaanncceess NNeeeeddss --CCuussttoommeerr,, SSuupppplliieerr,, EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, MMaarrkkeettiinngg,, aanndd MMaannuuffaaccttuurriinngg nneeeeddss..
  • 7. HHooww iitt WWoorrkkss 33 MMaaiinn AArreeaass ttoo CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg 11)) PPeeooppllee 22)) PPrroocceessss 33)) TTeecchhnnoollooggyy
  • 8. HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss AArreeaa 11:: PPeeooppllee --FFoorrmmaattiioonn ooff tteeaammss --TTrraaiinniinngg
  • 9. HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss AArreeaa 22:: PPrroocceessss --CChhaannggeess iinn yyoouurr pprroocceesssseess --BBee ooppeenn ttoo cchhaannggee
  • 10. HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss AArreeaa 33:: TTeecchhnnoollooggyy --CCAADD//CCAAMM --SSooffttwwaarree.. HHaarrddwwaarree,, aanndd NNeettwwoorrkkiinngg
  • 11. HHooww IItt WWoorrkkss BBaassiicc SSuummmmaarryy --MMoosstt iimmppoorrttaanntt aassppeecctt iiss PPeeooppllee --PPrroocceessss aanndd TTeecchhnnoollooggyy:: DDoonn’’tt bbee aaffrraaiidd ooff cchhaannggee
  • 12. HHooww ddooeess CCEE rreedduuccee ttiimmee
  • 13. RReeaall WWoorrlldd EExxaammppllee TTiittaann LLiinnkkbbiitt --OOlldd CCAADD ssyysstteemm:: 2211 wweeeekkss ttoo ddeevveelloopp 88-- llaayyeerr cciirrccuuiitt bbooaarrdd.. --IImmpplleemmeenntteedd nneeww CCAAEE ttoooollss aanndd CCEE --NNeeww cciirrccuuiitt bbooaarrdd:: 1122 wweeeekkss ttoo ddeevveelloopp,, 1100 llaayyeerrss,, ttwwiiccee tthhee ffuunnccttiioonnaalliittyy ooff tthhee 88 llaayyeerr..
  • 14. BBeenneeffiittss RReedduucceess ttiimmee ffrroomm ddeessiiggnn ccoonncceepptt bbyy 2255%% oorr mmoorree.. RReedduucceess CCaappiittaall iinnvveessttmmeenntt bbyy 2200%% oorr mmoorree.. CCoonnttiinnuuoouuss iimmpprroovveemmeenntt ooff pprroodduucctt qquuaalliittyy.. IInnccrreeaasseess PPrroodduucctt LLiiffee CCyyccllee PPrrooffiittaabbiilliittyy..
  • 15. SSuummmmaarryy CCoonnccuurrrreenntt EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg:: SSiimmuullttaanneeoouuss ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff pprroodduucctt aanndd pprroocceessss.. MMoosstt iimmppoorrttaanntt aassppeecctt iiss ccoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn aanndd ffoorrmmaattiioonn ooff tteeaammss MMaannaaggeemmeenntt ssuuppppoorrtt iiss vviittaallllyy iimmppoorrttaanntt DDoonn’’tt bbee aaffrraaiidd ttoo cchhaannggee ccuurrrreenntt pprroocceesssseess aanndd tteecchhnnoollooggiieess

Editor's Notes

  1. This slide presentation was prepared by a student in the Quality Management course at Penn State University.
  2. Concurrent engineering is the two disciples of product and process design working together to save time and resolve problems quickly.
  3. Another definition for concurrent engineering. This one specifically mentions the ideal nature of Concurrent Engineering to resolve problems quickly.
  4. This is the Basic design approach for both Conventional process and Concurrent Engineering.
  5. These are the goals that management should push to the teams involved in CE. Organizations instituting CE are looking to achieve in their production.
  6. Almost by definition, CE is about teamwork. Communication is vitally important between all participating members and the more ideas that come together, the better the product, and profit, will ultimately be. Another important factor in CE is the balancing of needs…between customer, suppliers, engineers, marketing, and manufacturing.
  7. Most experts who analyze CE say that these 3 areas, People, Process, and Technology are the 3 main areas needed to successfully implement CE. All of these areas require thought and rethinking. Each area will be observed in detail on the following slides.
  8. Anyone who comes in contact with, or is affected by, the product in question should be involved on the team. These teams usually include engineers, analysts, manufacturers, personnel, customers, and suppliers. Training is for the tools used in CE, usually computer aided drafting. Another important yet overlooked training is in non-technical areas, such as problem-solving and conflict resolution.
  9. A large part of CE is re-engineering the product development process. Many organizations have processes they refuse to change, but doing so could doom them to failure. When instituting CE, be willing to change and update your development process in order to keep things moving successfully.
  10. It’s very hard, if not impossibly, to fine a CE firm that does not utilize computer-aided drafting or computer-aided manufacturing. Like the processes however, be willing to change your software system if a more pervasive one comes along. Your choices of hardware, software, and networking applications make CE efforts successful, especially in today’s global, virtual business world.
  11. When instituting CE, building teams and training your people is the most important thing to do. CE is based on teamwork so you must have member of different disciplines who are able to communicate their intentions clearly. When dealing with process and tech., the basic tenet is to be willing to change, and not be stuck in your current ideas. Be able to use Computer-aided drafting and/or computer-aided manufacturing in order to aid your CE implementation.
  12. A block diagram representing the process time of Concurrent and Sequential Engineering.
  13. Titan Linkbit developed a 8 layer circuit board over the course of 21 weeks. After implementing new tools in CE, the firm began a new process to develop a 10 layer circuit board with twice the functionality of the old board. With the new processes in place, this new board took only 12 weeks to develop.
  14. These are various benefits of Concurrent Engineering.
  15. The basic thing to remember is that CE will allow you to simultaneously design your product and your process. It will allow you to solve problems quickly and at a fraction of the price. The most important aspect of CE is the people involved, the teams they form, and the communication between members. Management support helps the communication to move and keeps the group focused on the task at hand. Another important thing to remember is to not be afraid of change. Your current processes may not be appropriate for CE, so be willing to update your ideas