Managing Concurrent Engineering: Buying Time to Market : A Definitive Guide to Improved Competitiveness in Electronics Design and Manufacturing (Lecture Notes in Computer Sci.; 553)

Managers and engineers may discover how to use concurrent engineering (CE) to shorten time to market, improve design and product quality, and lower product manufacturing and support costs. Conceptual and mostly non-mathematical descriptions show how to make the changeover from traditional engineering techniques to CE. This is a practical guide for handling common organizational and environmental problems, and has many examples from industry demonstrating real-life applications of CE techniques. Also provided are technical design guidelines for manufacturing testing and service. This book should be of interest to managers and engineers.