Book Reviews : Concurrent Engineering Effectiveness, Authored by Mitchell Fleischer and Jeff K. Liker; Published by Hanser Gardner Publications, Ohio ©1997 ISBN 1-56990-231-3
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cess, organization, people, and supply chain issues involved with , CE. The book also includes a structured methodology for using that understanding to plan and implement changes. There are many books and lots of training available which describe the work and tools of CE. This book describes a great deal about the context in which CE resides, and the process for making CE happen. In Part I, the authors work through a model showing the context in which CE takes place. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the whole model. Chapter 3 focuses on the Work Processes of CE. Chapter 4 describes the internal organizational context for CE. Chapter 5 discusses people issues. Chapter 6 describes the role of the supply chain along with mechanisms for linking with these external organizations. And Chapter 7 discusses the technological context for CE. For each of those topics the authors discuss choices which need to be made in order to provide a suitable context for CE, as well as best practices and lessons learned. The last chapter in Part I provides a model with a tool called the CE Profile. This detailed discussion provides conceptual frameworks and models for the analysis and design methodology. In Part II, the book provides directions for working through a process of changing from a current product development process to a