4Platform Technologies
4.1 Concurrent Engineering (CE)
Concurrent engineering (CE) is also called simultaneous engineering. CE is a method of designing and developing products where the designs at different stages are performed simultaneously rather than consecutively and where the functions of design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and other functions are integrated to reduce the time required to decrease product development time, improve productivity, and reduce manufacturing costs. CE is in contrast to conventional sequential engineering design where design activities are performed in a sequential way.
4.1.1. Brief History
The idea of CE is simple but it has proven to be powerful with many claims of significant product development ...
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