CONCURRENT ENTERPRISE MEANS MARKET-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN INTEGRATED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, SET OF PROCESSES AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH AND COORDINATED ENOUGH TO MEET MARKET DEMANDS 'BETTER, FASTER AND CHEAPER' THAN THEIR COMPETITORS. IN MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS, CONCURRENT ENGINEERING IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE CONCURRENT ENTERPRISE. THIS PAPER WILL SHOW HOW ONE COMPANY'S CONCURRENT SIMULTANEOUS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ACTS AS A CATALYST AND A MECHANISM FOR INTEGRATION OF A DIVERSE SET OF PRODUCTION SPECIALISTS WITHIN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
| Number of Pages : | 18 |
| Published : | 06/01/1993 |
