INTEGRATION OF TOTAL QUALITY METHODOLOGIES WITH SIMULTANEOUS ENGINEERING CONCEPTS IN A COMAKERSHIP FRAME

THE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES IN EUROPE, IN THEIR EFFORT TO FILL THE GAP BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR JAPANESE AND USA COMPETITORS, ARE STARTING TO INTRODUCE TECHNIQUES SUCH AS CONCURRENT/SIMULTANEOUS ENGINEERING (CSE) IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE LEAD TIMES ON PARTS DEVELOPMENT AND TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) AS A GENERAL COMPANY CULTURE. THE INTENTION IS TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF THE PARTS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THEIR DESIGN AND TO SPREAD THE QUALITY CONCEPT THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. THE PRESENT ARTICLE REPORTS: 1. AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURES CHALLENGES. 2. COMAKERSHIP. 3. QUALITY. 4. INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY. 5. INTEGRATED ENGINNERING. 6. BRITE PROJECT. 7. QFD (QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT). 8. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 9. PLASTIC PARTS ENGINEERING. 10. OBJECTIVES/BENEFITS.

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• Authors:
  • SORLI, M
  • Gomez, A
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• Italian

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 31-5
• Serial:
  • ATA - INGEGNERIA AUTOMOTORISTICA
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 1/2
  • Publisher: N/A
  • ISSN: 0001-2661

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Industries; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Manufactures; Plastics; Quality control; Vehicle components; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 1354: Components of the vehicle; 8034: Europe; 332: Industry; 8555: Information documentation; 3647: Manufacture; 7454: Plastic material; 9063: Quality; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715731
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 31 1996 12:00AM