Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering Systems

1. Introduction.- 2. A Concept for Revitalisation of Product Development.- 2.1 The Worldwide Tendencies in Economy.- 2.2 The New Orientation for Product Development - Interactions between Time, Costs, and Quality.- 2.3 Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering (CSE) - Strategy and Methodology of New Oriented Product Development.- 2.4 Topics of Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering.- 2.4.1 Strategies for Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering.- 2.4.2 CSE Areas: Potentials for Improvements in Product Development.- 2.5 Implementation of Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering - A Business Process Re-Engineering Approach.- 2.5.1 Culture - The Factor of Success in CSE-Implementation.- 2.5.2 A guideline for CSE-Implementation.- 3. The Organisational Environment of Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering (CSE).- 3.1 Required Characteristics of a CSE Organisation.- 3.2 Project-management in a CSE Organisation.- 3.2.1 The Project-Team and its Characteristics.- 3.2.2 The Project-Manager and his Role.- 3.2.3 Rules of Teamwork.- 3.2.4 Possible Organisation Arrangements for R&D.- 3.2.5 Core Team - Heavyweight Team Structure.- 3.2.6 Portfolio of Approaches.- 3.3 Team Organisation.- 3.3.1 The Concept of the Team Organisation.- 3.3.2 Open Questions Arising with the Team Organisation.- 3.3.3 Advantages of a Team Organisation.- 3.4 Incentive & Motivation in a Team Organisation.- 3.5 Organisational Learning in a Team Organisation.- 3.5.1 Characteristics of a Learning Organisation.- 3.5.2 A Concept for Organisational Learning in a Team Organisation.- 3.6 Conclusion.- 4. Enabling Technologies I: The CONSENS Platform.- 4.1 Support of CSE by the CONSENS Platform.- 4.1.1 Support of CSE by the Framework SIFRAME.- 4.1.2 Support of CSE by the Information Management System.- 4.1.3 Support of CSE by the Product Information Archive.- 4.2 The main Components of the CONSENS Platform.- 4.2.1 The Framework SIFRAME.- 4.2.2 Information Management System (IMS).- 4.2.3 Product Information Archive (PIA).- 4.3 Modules of the CONSENS Platform.- 4.3.1 SIFRAME - The CONSENS Framework.- 4.3.2 IMS - Information Management System.- 4.3.3 Product Information Archive (PIA).- 4.4 Summary.- 5. Enabling Technologies II: CONSENS Tools.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Support of CSE by Product Oriented Tools.- 5.3 Product Oriented Tools.- 5.3.1 Intelligent Computer Aded Design: KnobieCAD.- 5.3.2 Design for Manufacturing.- 5.3.3 Design for Assembly by R. Menges, U. Eigenmann.- 5.3.4 Design to Cost by E. Engelborghs.- 5.3.5 Design of Production Facilities.- 5.3.6 Design for Quality.- 5.4 Support of CSE by Project Oriented Tools.- 5.5 Project Oriented Tools.- 5.5.1 EPM - Engineering Process Manager.- 5.5.2 MDS: A System for Decision Support in the Economic Efficiency Analysis and Controlling of the Product Developing Process.- 5.6 Conclusion.- 5.6.1 The Tools in Relation with the PSI-Strategies.- 5.6.2 The CONSENS-Tools and CSE.- 6. Case Studies of Successful CONSENS Implementation.- 6.1 Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH.- 6.1.1 Description of Products and Projects.- 6.1.2 Description of the CONSENS Environment.- 6.1.3 Description of Enabling Information Technology.- 6.1.4 Improvements of the Product Development Process with Respect to CSE.- 6.2 Dasa Military Aircraft Division.- 6.2.1 Description of Products and Projects.- 6.2.2 Description of CONSENS Environment.- 6.2.3 Description of Enabling Information Technology.- 6.2.4 Improvements of the Product Development Process with Respect to CSE.- 6.2.5 Future Improvements.- 6.3 Hidrosorefame.- 6.3.1 Description of Produts and Projects.- 6.3.2 Description of the CONSENS Environment.- 6.3.3 Description of the Test Environment.- 6.3.4 Improvements of the Product Development Process with Respect to CSE.- 6.3.5 Future Improvements.- 6.4 ALCATEL BELL.- 6.4.1 Description of Products and Projects.- 6.4.2 Description of CONSENS Enviroment.- 6.4.3 Description of Enabling Information Technology and Improvements of the Product Development.- 6.5 AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH.- 6.5.1 Description of Products and Projects.- 6.5.2 Description of the CONSENS Environment.- 6.5.3 Description of Enabling Information Technology.- 6.5.4 Improvements of the Product Development Process with Respect to CSE.- 6.5.5 Future Improvements.- 7. Future Trends in Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering.- 7.1 Conclusion of the CONSENS Project.- 7.2 Co-operation in Engineering Based on Core Competences.- 7.3 Co-operation via a Global Engineering Marketplace.- 7.4 Multi-company Development Co-operations.- 7.5 Conclusion.- Editors and Authors.