TY - BOOK AU - Hartley, John R. TI - Concurrent Engineering: Shortening Lead Times, Raising Quality and Lowering Costs SN - 9781563271892 U1 - 658.5 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Productivity Press N1 - Illustrations Publisher's Message Acknowledgements Part - 1: Tremendous Gains The Need for Change Quickening Change The Key to Japanese Success North American Pioneers CE in the European Automobile Industry Part - 2: Tools and Techniques Management in Control of Product Management Total Quality Control Becomes a Reality Concurrent Engineering Enhances Design Easier Production, Fewer Failures Robust Products for Manufacture Concurrent Engineering is wasted without CAD/CAM Concurrent Engineering makes Friends with Manufacturing Customer Driven Vendors Part - 3: Making It Happen Starting Concurrent Engineering Managing Concurrent Engineering Surprise and Shorter Product Lives Future Concurrent Engineering Bibliography About the Author Index ER -