I have a dissertation which the topic is how to use concurrent
engineering in new product development under the small manufacturing
enterprise.I want to find reference journal or case study of the small
to medium company to use concurrent engineering in their new product
development. My approach is concentration on organization,
technology(DFM, DFA, FEMA, rapid phototype etc.), computer interface
to speed up the new product launch and will compare the different
between use CE and without use CE.

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Request for Question Clarification by krobert-ga on 28 Dec 2002 07:58 PST

timlam-ga,

I am aware of a journal that is completely devoted to concurrent
engineering and covers exactly what you are asking for.  It has been
published for over ten years and would serve as an almost encyclopedic
reference to your work.  Is a reference to this journal sufficient to
answer your question?

krobert-ga

Hi, 

These cover what you need I believe. If you find that you need more or
think that something specific needs to be covered, just ask for
clarification and I will follow up as possible.

Links to Case Study Pages

Very Rapid Prototyping
http://www.sigda.org/Archives/ProceedingArchives/Dac/Dac97/papers/1997/dac97/pdffiles/19_3.pdf

Digital Prototyping in Record Time - A Tecoplan Case Study
http://www.datamation.co.uk/samples/edn/vol7/e705sp3.html

Concurrent Product Design: A Case Study on the Pico Radio Test ... 
http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Research/Pico_Radio/Test_Bed/Hardware/Dans_thesis.pdf


Benchmarking an interdisciplinary concurrent design methodology for
electronic/mechanical systems
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=217580&coll=portal&dl=ACM&CFID=6502772&CFTOKEN=28538341


Concurrent Engineering Improves Development of Industrial Kitchens
http://www.cyco.com/Homepage/Home.nsf/DBUI/9B4E5A1B6AB2D39BC1256A700035FBD3

A comparative study of engineering change management in three
swedish...
http://www.johnstark.com/ec008.pdf




Other links of possible interest

3Dlabs Customer Case Study
http://www.3dlabs.com/whatsnew/casestudies/atlascopco.htm

NewProductsAndServices
http://www.cimwareukandusa.com/CE5_6VideoWB.html


AEG Case Study
http://www.3dsystems.com/appsolutions/casestudies/atwork_aeg.asp



Queries used
Concurrent Engineering: A Prototyping Case Study
"case study" +archive +"concurrent engineering"
"case study" +archive
Case Studies in Engineering Design

thanks, 

webadept-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by timlam-ga on 01 Jan 2003 23:09 PST

Dear Krobert-ga:
Would you let me know where may I get this journal!
And also, do you have any more up-date journal about this. 
Because this 4-5 yeare, the computer, CAD/CAM technology build up very fast. 
Best regards.

Timlam,

Sorry, I didn't get updated on the question till I took another look
at it (it got usurped a little too quickly by one of my fellow
researchers).  The journal I thought that you would find of use is
called "Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications".

CERA
http://www.ceraj.com/

Good luck.

krobert-ga