Some conditions of implementing CE in advanced manufacturing systems

Abstract

Today the global marketplace is changing rapidly, industrialists have to enhance their strategy to respond to customers' requirements and the market needs more efficiently and quickly. Some companies especially in Japan, USA and Europe have already started to implement techniques and tools that would enable them to respond more quickly to customers demand, delivering high quality products at reasonable costs. They also have invested heavily in computer aided manufacturing (CIM), advanced automation, robotics and information technologies. These activities change the organization of production and require a new approach in company management and manufacturing process. Concurrent engineering seems to be the solution for the above problems. The paper presents some conditions of implementing CE in manufacturing companies mainly focusing on information technologies and teamwork.