Concurrent Engineering

1. Concurrent Engineering
UNIT-5

2. Concurrent Engineering:
Is a strategy where all the tasks involved in product
development are done in parallel.
Collaboration between all individuals, groups and
departments within a company.
• Customer research
• Designers
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Engineering
Concurrent Engineering

3. Concurrent Engineering

4. Commercial Design Process
Form Design
Functional
Design
Production
Design
Revising and testing
prototypes
Manufacturing
Specifications
Design
Specifications
Feasibility
Study
Idea
Generation
Suppliers R&D Customers
Marketing
Competitors
Product or Service concept
Performance Specifications
Pilot run and final
tests
Final Design
and process
plans
Product Launch
Preliminary
Design
Linear Process

5. Concurrent Engineering
Techniques:
•Perceptual mapping
•Benchmarking
•Reverse Engineering

6. Concurrent Engineering
Traditional Process = Linear
Vs
Concurrent Engineering = Team collaboration

7. Concurrent Engineering
Involved People
 Customers
• Users
• Marketing and sales personnel
• Operators
• Maintenance personnel
 Product manager
 Project manager
 Requirement definition engineer
 Specification engineer
 Designer
 Implementation engineer
 Test engineer

8. Concurrent Engineering

9. Concurrent Engineering
Why Concurrent Engineering?
 Pace of market change has increased
 Companies must keep pace with changing
markets
 Decisions made sooner rather than later
 Reduces/eliminates repetition of tasks
 Reduces waste and reworking of design
 Product quicker to market
 Maximises company profit
 Company operates more efficiently

10. Concurrent Engineering
Benefits
 Reduces time from design concept by 25% or
more.
 Reduces Capital investment by 20% or more.
 Continuous improvement of product quality.
 Increases Product Life Cycle Profitability.

11. Concurrent Engineering
Summary
 Concurrent Engineering: Simultaneous
development of product and process.
 Most important aspect is communication and
formation of teams.
 Management support is vitally important.
 Don’t be afraid to change current processes and
technologies.