Applying CE to construction
Concurrent Engineering (CE) is a management philosophy originated from manufacturing industry. There are many definitions of CE that can be found in the literature but most of them are similar. The term “Concurrent Engineering” was originally devised by Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA), a wo...
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Penerbit UTM
2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/16821/ |
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| Summary: | Concurrent Engineering (CE) is a management philosophy originated from manufacturing industry. There are many definitions of CE that can be found in the literature but most of them are similar. The term “Concurrent Engineering” was originally devised by Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA), a working group set up by US Defence Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) in their Report R-138 (Winner et al., 1988). The IDA definition of CE is the most widely accepted by the manufacturing community as follows: “Concurrent engineering is a systematic approach to the integrated, concurrent design of products and their related processes, including manufacture and support. This approach is intended to cause the developers, from the outset, to consider all elements of the product life cycle from concept through disposal, including quality, cost, schedule, and user requirements”. The rationale for the application of CE to construction derives from the similarity of the basic construction/manufacturing process as well as the nature of the problem faced by both industries, as a result of the traditional approach practised in its work process. Many aspects of CE are not actually new to construction. Some of the current practices within construction that is parallel to CE principles are suitable to be used as a basis to introduce CE in this industry. |
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