Concurrent Engineering

by Hartley, John R.

• ISBN13: 9781563271892
• ISBN10: 1563271893
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Productivity Pr

Summary

By simultaneously examining the concerns of design, production, purchasing, finance, and marketing from the very first stages of product planning, concurrent engineering makes doing it right the first time the rule instead of the exception. This should be the first book managers read when they are ready to eliminate waste in the product development process. An introductory handbook, it gives managers 16 clear guidelines for achieving concurrent engineering and contains abundant case studies of Japanese, U.S., and European company success stories. The book also: Defines the concurrent engineering task force as a full-time, multidisciplinary unit of operation. Discusses the necessary interdependence of concurrent engineering, Quality Function Deployment, Total Quality Control, and CAD/CAM. Shows how concurrent engineering can be structured to fit your company and used to gain flexibility and efficiency.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix	(8)
Publisher's Message	xvii	(4)
Acknowledgments	xxi
PART ONE TREMENDOUS GAINS	3	(84)
Chapter One The Need for Change	3	(12)
Chapter Two Quickening Change	15	(14)
Chapter Three The Key to Japanese Success	29	(24)
Chapter Four North American Pioneers	53	(24)
Chapter Five CE in the European Automobile Industry	77	(10)
PART TWO TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES	87	(156)
Chapter Six Management in Control of Product Development	87	(16)
Chapter Seven Total Quality Control Becomes a Reality	103	(20)
Chapter Eight Concurrent Engineering Enhances Design	123	(20)
Chapter Nine Easier Production, Fewer Failures	143	(24)
Chapter Ten Robust Products for Manufacture	167	(18)
Chapter Eleven Concurrent Engineering Is Wasted without CAD/CAM	185	(22)
Chapter Twelve Concurrent Engineering Makes Friends with Manufacturing	207	(16)
Chapter Thirteen Customer-Driven Vendors	223	(20)
PART THREE MAKING IT HAPPEN	243	(48)
Chapter Fourteen Starting Concurrent Engineering	243	(20)
Chapter Fifteen Managing Concurrent Engineering	263	(10)
Chapter Sixteen Surprises and Shorter Product Lives	273	(10)
Chapter Seventeen Future Concurrent Engineering	283	(8)
Bibliography	291	(6)
About the Author	297	(2)
Index	299