concurrent engineering

concurrent engineering
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▪ need for concurrent engineering
✓ reaction to changing markets rapidly, effectively and responsively
✓ reduction in time to market
✓ adaptation to changing environment
✓ quick decision making
✓ right decision making the first time
✓ CE is a way to rapid product development
✓ wave of future
✓ independent of company size, sophistication and portfolio
✓ companies must be able to complete tasks concurrently
✓ implementation requires large amount of refinement
✓ leads to successful product development
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▪ companies using C.E.
✓ European Space Agency Concurrent Design Facility
✓ NASA Team X
✓ CNES - French Space Agency
✓ ASI - Italian Space Agency
✓ Boeing
✓ EADS Astrium - Satellite Design Office
✓ Thales Alenia Space – French aerospace company
✓ The Aerospace Corporation - Concept Design Centre
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▪ C.E. vs. Traditional Engineering
✓ in Traditional Engineering
• less time spent in defining the product
• long time spent in designing the product
• long time spent in re-designing the product
• work done in cycles (plan, do, check, act, adjust)
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▪ C.E. vs. Traditional Engineering
✓ in Concurrent Engineering
• better define the product
• document the design process
• short design time
• different disciplines work interactively to conceive, approve, develop and
implement product development
• cross-functional cooperation
• unites technical and non-technical disciplines like accounting, marketing etc
• always focus on satisfying the customer
• results in cheaper, better and quick to market product
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▪ C.E. vs. Traditional Engineering
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▪ C.E. approach
✓ replace traditional product development process
✓ tasks done in parallel
✓ early consideration of every aspect of product development process
✓ focus on optimization and distribution of resources in design and development
process for effective and efficient product development
✓ requires integration of people and processes
✓ collaboration is must for individuals, groups, departments
✓ requires dedication
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▪ brainstorming:
✓ a technique for enhancing creativity
✓ collection of ideas
✓ involve meeting of persons (both directly or indirectly associated with the project)
✓ face to face interaction of members
✓ objective is to create a free flow of ideas
✓ ideas even seems silly should be mentioned
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▪ how to apply C.E.
✓ not trivial task
✓ complex strategic plan requires full commitment
✓ strong leadership and teamwork
✓ plan to make organizational changes within the organization
✓ leadership provides clear goals and direction
✓ top down approach
✓ not one size fits all solution
✓ evolving process requires continuous improvement and refinement
✓ corporate environment of communication and collaboration
✓ organization needs structural changes, re-education and restructuring the development
processes
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▪ basic principles of C.E.
✓ get a strong commitment from senior management
✓ establish unified project goals and a clear business mission
✓ develop a detailed plan early in the process
✓ continually review your progress and revise your plan
✓ develop project leaders that have an overall vision of the project and goals
✓ analyse your market and know your customers
✓ suppress individualism and foster a team concept
✓ establish and cultivate cross-functional integration and collaboration
✓ break project into its natural phases
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▪ basic principles of C.E.
✓ set milestones throughout the development process
✓ collectively work on all parts of project
✓ reduce costs and time to market
✓ complete tasks in parallel
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▪ important factors in C.E.
✓ organizational
• Cross Functional Team: experts from all disciplines
• Liaison Personnel: coordination and information transfer
• Job Rotation: temporarily or permanent
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▪ important factors in C.E.
✓ rule based methods
• Design for Manufacturing
• Design for Quality - integrated in design, tolerable to change
• Design for Cost - cost analysis and control system
• Design for Assembly
• Design for Safety
• Design for Reliability - probability that system will perform
The main principles of DfMA are:

•Minimise the number of components:

•Thereby reducing assembly and ordering costs, reducing work-in-process, and simplifying

automation.

•Design for ease of part-fabrication:

•The geometry of parts is simplified and unnecessary features are avoided.

•Tolerances of parts:

•Part should be designed to be within process capability.

•Clarity:

•Components should be designed so they can only be assembled one way.

Minimise the use of flexible components:

Parts made of rubber, gaskets, cables and so on, should be limited as handling

and assembly is generally more difficult.

Design for ease of assembly:

For example, the use of snap-fits and adhesive bonding rather than threaded fasteners

such as nuts and bolts. Where possible a product should be designed with a

base component for locating other components quickly and accurately.

•Eliminate or reduce required adjustments:

Designing adjustments into a product means there are more opportunities for out-of-

adjustment conditions to arise.

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▪ why do companies use C.E.
✓ competitive edge
✓ increased performance
✓ reduced design and development time

“produces a unified profitable corporate and satisfied customer”