Title :
Concurrent engineering with suppliers: an `ever closer union´
Author :
Brookes, N.J. ; Backhouse, C.J. ; Towers, O.L.
Author_Institution :
Loughborough Univ. of Technol., UK
Abstract :
This paper examines the move to concurrent engineering with suppliers in one particular company, Rolls-Royce plc. It discusses the changes in the relationship between Rolls-Royces´ Aerospace group and its suppliers to support concurrent engineering. It focuses on the re-design of business processes and the framework required to support this adaptation. Using this experience, the paper draws wider conclusions on the effect of an `ever closer union´ between a company and its suppliers
Keywords :
aerospace industry; concurrent engineering; manufacturing data processing; Rolls-Royce Aerospace Group; business processes; concurrent engineering; suppliers;
Conference_Titel :
Issues of Co-Operative Working in Concurrent Engineering, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
