Title :
Development of a manufacturing engineering system for the motor industry
Author :
Roy, R. ; Allchurch, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Manuf. Group, Warwick Univ., Coventry, UK
Abstract :
Manufacturing engineering acts as the interface between product design and manufacturing. Integration of these functions and concurrent engineering are essential to reducing time and cost of product development, and improving subsequent quality of the product. The paper describes work sponsored by a motor vehicle manufacturer on the development of a manufacturing engineering system
Keywords :
automobile industry; management of change; manufacture; product development; research and development management; concurrent engineering; manufacturing engineering system; motor industry; product design; product development; product manufacturing; product quality; Automotive engineering; Concurrent engineering; Data engineering; Design engineering; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Product development; Pulp manufacturing; Systems engineering and theory; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653558
