Abstract
Concurrent Engineering is the latest buzzterm for bringing products to market faster. This paper explores how a distributed computing environment can enable concurrent engineering. The following topics are covered:
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Definition of concurrent engineering and how it applies to non-technical as well as technical companies.
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Case studies of companies who have harnessed their distributed computing environment to foster multi-departmental teamwork and thereby reduce design cycles.
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Suggestions for overcoming organizational and technological barriers to concurrent engineering.
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Frontczak, S., Miner, K. (1991). Distributed Computing and Organizational Change Enable Concurrent Engineering. In: Bannon, L., Robinson, M., Schmidt, K. (eds) Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work ECSCW ’91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3506-1_10
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