• Concurrent Engineering Process
• What Is Concurrent Engineering

Concurrent Engineering Process

Location and Design Division: Concurrent Engineering Project Development Process The project development process guides the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) preliminary engineering process.

What Is Concurrent Engineering

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING Concurrent engineering refers to an approach used in product development in which the functions of design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and other functions are integrated to reduce the elapsed time required to bring a new product to market. Also called simultaneous engineering, it might be thought of as the organizational counterpart to CAD/CAM technology. In the traditional approach 10 launching a new product, the two functions of design engineering and manufacturing engineering tend to be separated and sequential. As illustrated in Figure 25.5(a). The product design department develops the new design, sometimes without much consideration given to the manufacturing capabilities of the company. There is little opportunity for manufacturing engineers to offer advice Figure 15.5 Comparison of: (a) traditional product development cycle and (b) product development using concurrent engineering.