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Concurrent Engineering with Early Supplier Involvement: A CrossFunctional Challenge
Author(s) -
O'Neal Charles
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1993.tb00001.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , quality (philosophy) , concurrent engineering , competition (biology) , pipeline (software) , product (mathematics) , business , new product development , supplier relationship management , cost reduction , operations management , key (lock) , marketing , industrial organization , process management , computer science , engineering , computer security , supply chain management , supply chain , ecology , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , scheduling (production processes) , biology , programming language
This research explores the view that the traditional sequential, or pipeline, approach to technology and product development is no longer adequate. The rapid escalation of global competition is demanding dramatic reductions in the time‐to‐market cycle, along with higher quality levels and lower costs. Anecdotal evidence points to concurrent engineering, complemented by early purchasing and supplier involvement, as an approach with tremendous potential in addressing the three key issues of time, quality, and cost. The two most significant features of concurrent engineering are (1) customer focus centering on doing the right things, and (2) cycle time reduction focusing on doing them right the first time.