Integrating the engineering and production functions in a manufacturing company

The aim of the authors is to concentrate on the problems associated with the interface between design engineering and production, and to examine some of their implications for the integration of CAE and CAPM as part of a business strategy. The benefits of integrating these functions as part of a coherent strategy depend on the business context, for example the market-imposed need for frequent design changes. The feasibility of integrating them depends on the manufacturing context, including past investment in computer technology