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Overview
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.
Editorials
Booknews
An introductory handbook for managers that describes the methodology behind concurrent engineering (CE) and includes case studies that illustrate the process. Hartley lays out 16 guidelines for putting CE into practice and discusses the integration of such practices as Just- in-Time manufacturing, Total Quality Management, and Total Productive Maintenance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 1, 1992
Publisher
Productivity Press
Pages
330
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781563270062