Concurrent Engineering With respect to Sustainability ISE 482
Concurrent Engineering With respect to Sustainability ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Concurrent Engineering Defined l l How would you define concurrent engineering (CE)? Definition: “Integrated approach to productdesign that takes into account all stages of a product’s life cycle from design to disposal – including costs, quality, testing, user needs, customer support, and logistics” What is an example of this? - Business. Dictionary. com l 2 ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
CE Illustration http: //www. similesystems. com. au/Manufacturing. Life. Cycle. htm 3 ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Sustainability Defined l l l What is sustainability? What makes something sustainable? Definition: “Ability to maintain or support an activity or process over the long term” - Business. Dictionary. com l 4 Give an example of something sustainable ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Questions to Consider l l How can they be related? What makes them related? Why is there a need for either concept? Is the relationship mutually beneficial or mutually exclusive? – 5 Why or why not? ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
CE vs. Sustainability Concurrent Engineering 6 Sustainability Product & Process Social & Economic Constraints Long-term Goals Long-term Success Resources Manage Limited Resources Others? ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Why Engineers Care l l l We are working in an expanding world with finite resources One approach = Innovation + Conservation (Simultaneously, in parallel) Engineers are the ones who influence the utilization of resources with process design, therefore we are also the professionals others turn to for solutions – 7 CE helps to accomplish these goals ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
The Need for CE & Sustainability l l l 8 Environments are constantly changing Actions must be quick, effective, and responsible Things must be done correctly the first time Reduce reaction time and act “To be competitive, corporations must alter their product and process development cycle to be able to complete diverse tasks concurrently” Continuous improvement is always needed ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
The CE Approach l l 9 Focuses on optimizing and distributing resources within a company or unit during design and development Collaboration is required Involves implementation, appraisal, and continuous improvement initiatives Must be applied throughout a system to be successful (requires strong leadership) ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
How to Apply the CE Approach l Commitment, Planning, and Leadership – l Continuous Improvement – l 10 Requires strong _____________ to mandate organizational changes successfully CE is a process of ____________ with a variety of implementation strategies, so continuous improvement is needed Communication & Collaboration ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Why Use CE Principles l Competitive Advantage – l Increased Performance – l Improves quality, development cycle, delivery time…etc Reduced design and production (development) costs – 11 Helps any size company (small or large) Respond better to customer’s expectations at lower costs ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Examples of Sustainability & CE l l l Minimizing environmental damage to provide sufficient food, water, shelter, and mobility for an increasing world population “Designing products and processes so that wastes from one are used as inputs to another” Including environmental and social constraints with economic considerations to make decisions - Source 4 12 ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Review of Article Assigned l l 13 Need for sustainability as population growth and economic programs put stress on ecosystem balances Concurrency is the “leading design paradigm in achieving balance and sustainability in the human/environmental system” (Dawson, 63) Concurrency consists of: _______ & _______ Concurrency is determined by comparing the current capacity and environmental systems _______ to meet to current needs with the uncommitted system ___________ (Dawson, 64) ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Review of Article l l l 14 Concurrency as a management tool should be considered from the center of authority and not the local units; however the local unit decisions must be considered in the overall concurrency management plan (Dawson, 65) “Concurrency provides assurance to developers, builders, and investors (owners)” (Dawson, 65) Serious problems can arise when concurrency is applied to __________ and __________. (Dawson, 66) “Concurrency depends on achieving and maintaining standards…” (Dawson, 67) “Sustainable economic development and environmental quality and not mutually ________” (Dawson, 68) ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Review of CE Principles l l l l Get a strong commitment from senior management. Establish unified project goals and a clear business mission. Develop a detailed plan early in the process. Continually review your progress and revise your plan. Develop project leaders that have an overall vision of the project and goals. Analyze your market and know your customers. Suppress individualism and foster a team concept. Establish and cultivate cross-functional integration and collaboration. Transfer technology between individuals and departments. Break project into its natural phases. Develop metrics. Set milestones throughout the development process. Collectively work on all parts of project. Reduce costs and time to market. Complete tasks in parallel. (List from Source 3) 15 ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
Homework – due 2/10 l 16 Complete both assigned problems to hand in next class period ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
References l Dawson, R. , & Tao, S. (2002, January). Concurrency: a system design approach to environmental management and sustainability. Journal of Environmental Sciences (IOS Press), 14(1), 63. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from Academic Search Complete database. l Concurrent engineering / Manufacturing lifecycle illustration: http: //www. similesystems. com. au/Manufacturing. Life. Cycle. htm l http: //best. me. berkeley. edu/~pps/concurrent. html – 17 Used for structure and info on several slides l NASA definition: http: //www. ansoft. com/workshops/aeroee/NASA_Ray_Beach. pdf l http: //www. csengin. org/ ISE 482 - Spring 2009 Presentation by Matt Monsted
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