Concurrent Engineering

Presented byCHAKANKAR AMOL CHANDRAKANT

BE (MECH)ROLL NO.120

• Meaning• Objective• Traditional Engineering• Why Concurrent Engineering• DFM• DFL• Benefits• Weakness• Challenges

INDEX

Meaning

A method of designing and developing products, in which

the different stages run simultaneously, rather than

consecutively.

Objective• Decrease product development time• Improve profitability.• Greater competitiveness.• Better control on design & manufacturing cost.• Close integration between departments.• Enhanced reputation of the company and its products.• Improve product quality.• Promotion of team spirit.

Traditional Engineering

Concurrent Engineering

Why Concurrent Engineering?

• Change in market pace• Faster decisions• Reduced repetition of tasks• Faster response• Reduced cost• Efficient operations

Design for Manufacturability

• Definition – “is the method of design for ease of manufacturing of the

collection of parts that will form the product”.

• The goal is to design a product that is easily and economically

manufactured.

Points to be considered

Costs Control Methods of Production

Time required for production

Availability of raw materials

Design for Logistics

DFL is a strategy in SCM which involves product design to reduce

logistics cost.

• It increase customer service levels

Economic Packaging and transportation

Concurrent Engineering

Standardization

Three Components

Economic Transportation and Storage

• Design products for efficient packing and storing

• Design packaging so that products can be consolidated at cross

docking points

• Design products to efficient utilization of retail space

Concurrent/Parallel Processing

• Objective - minimize lead times

• Reducing the manufacturing process

Standardization

By  using common parts for many different products

Benefits of Concurrent Engineering

• Competitive advantage

• Faster time to market

• Enhanced Quality

• Enhanced Productivity

• Decrease design and development time

WEAKNESS

• Excessive amount of modification.

• Little attention to manufacturability issues of the product at the design stage.

• Uncontrolled late design cost.

• The likelihood of late changes usually leads to expensive changes to tooling and other equipment.

Challenges

• Support from top management

• Dedication

• Careful planning

• New product’s lifecycle should fit in the existing product program

lifecycles in a company

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