VARIATIONS OF THE TERM CONCURRENT/SIMULTANEOUS ENGINEERING ARE APPEARING MORE AND MORE IN THE DAY-TO-DAY LITERATURE READ BY AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. WHILE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT IT IN SOME FORM, THIS CONCEPT CAN BE SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO PUT IN PLACE EFFECTIVELY. THIS PAPER REVIEWS TOOLS WHICH CAN RESOLVE CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THAT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
