Examination of Various Methods Used in Support of Concurrent Engineering

Abstract

IDA Paper P-2318, An Examination of Various Methods Used in Support of Concurrent Engineering, is a supplement to IDA Report R-338, The Role of Concurrent Engineering in Weapons System Acquisition. The intended audience for this paper includes people who want to start using concurrent engineering within their projects or programs, managers who are considering how to use concurrent engineering, and research directors who are developing programs to provide the methods and technologies needed for concurrent engineering. This paper is intended to help them understand how the methods used in support of other concurrent engineering effort could be beneficial to them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA222713

Entities

People

  • James P. Pennell
  • William E. Akin

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Experimental Design
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Logistics
  • Production
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Surveys
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design