Concurrent Engineering Protocols and Project Management

本研究的主要目的是研究生成和使用通用并行工程（CE）设计协议的潜力，这些协议将通过增加一致性来改进设计工作，同时促进通信和数据共享。子目标和方法如下：(1)为两个特定制造组织中的两个特定组件类型的两个示例检查CE设计协议的细节；(2)使用非参数方差分析，探索在一致的组件类型/设计文化中详细CE设计协议一致性的潜力；(3)为四个组成部分/组织制定稻草人协议；(4)从概念上设计一个计算机化项目管理系统的原型，以便与协议项目一起运行。这项工作的意义在于了解世界级的CE是否在一致的情况下遵循通用协议，以及这些协议是否可以通过项目管理系统实施。

The primary objective of the research is to examine the potential for generating and employing generic Concurrent Engineering (CE) design protocols that would improve design efforts by adding consistency, while facilitating communications and data sharing. Sub-objectives and methods are as follows: (1) examine the detail of CE design protocols for two examples of two specific component types in each of two specific manufacturing organizations; (2) explore the potential for consistency of the detailed CE design protocol within a consistent component- type/design-culture using non-parametric analysis of variance; (3) develop strawman protocols for four component/organizations; (4) conceptually design an attempt to prototype a computerized project management system to operate in conjunction with the protocol items. The significance of the effort is in the knowledge of whether world class CE follows generic protocols in consistent situations and whether such protocols can be implemented through a project management system.