Concurrent Engineering: Contemporary Issues and Modern Design Tools

Part - 1: Organization Issues in Concurrent Engineering Principles of Concurrent Engineering Concurrent Engineer's Roots in the World War II Era Implementation: Common Failure Modes and Success Factors Overcoming Barriers to the Implementation of Concurrent Engineering Improving Interpersonal Communications on Multifunctional Teams Scheduling of Concurrent Manufacturing Projects Part - 2: Tools and Techniques of Concurrent Engineering Models of Design Processes A Decision-Based Approach to Concurrent Design Concurrent Optimization of Product Design and Manufacture Computer-Based Concurrent Engineering Systems Multi-Attribute Design Optimization and Concurrent Engineering Concurrent Cell Design and Cell Control System Configuration A Generalized Methodology for Evaluating Manufacturability Evaluating Product Machinability for Concurrent Engineering Concurrent Optimization of Design and Manufacturing Tolerances Design for Human Factors Part - 3: Cost Considerations in Concurrent Engineering Designing to Cost Economic Design in Concurrent Engineering Part - 4: Artificial Intelligence in Concurrent Engineering Application of Expert Systems to Engineering Design A Knowledge-Based Approach to Design for Manufacture Using Features Concurrent Accumulation of Knowledge: A View of Concurrent Engineering Integrated Knowledge Systems for Adaptive, Concurrent Design Automating Design for Manufacturability through Expert System Approaches Modeling the Design Process with Petri Nets Neuro-Computing and Concurrent Engineering