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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
Benchmarking
Get the best product available
Base performance specifications for new product on it
Reverse Engineering
Dismantle and inspect competitors product(s)
Select features to incorporate into new product
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
To make decisions concurrently:
Team knows the design goals/objectives
Team is aware of the interrelationships between all aspects of the design process
Superior communication between all sections of the company
Method:
Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Collection of matrices that converts the needs of the customer into technical specifications at all stages of the design and manufacture process.
Product Planning (most popular)
House of Quality