• Concurrent Engineering Journal

Concurrent Engineering Journal

Concurrent-Engineering Cost_Reduction CONCURRENT ENGINEERING FOR CHALLENGING PRODUCTS The most effective way to D esign Products for Manufacturability by Dr. Anderson, P.E., CMC, Fellow, ASME, Copyright © 2018 Concurrent Engineering is the most effective way to develop products with challenges for functionality, cost, time-to-market, quality, satisfying customer needs, meeting all growth demands. And New article: THE USUAL SCENARIO WITHOUT CONCURRENT ENGINEERING • Design the product for function, because there is no time, talent, or motivation to do any more than “just get something working” Base the design on whatever is known now about customer needs and market variations. • Select parts for the functional prototype. Worry about availability, lead-times, and reliability later. For custom parts, design them quickly isolation, send them out for bid, and go with the low-bidder to throw something together quickly for a prototype. • Build a prototype using the heroics of engineers or skilled technicians to temporarily overcome manufacturability and supply chain shortcomings.