TY - JOUR
T1 - Concurrent engineering
T2 - a comparison between the aerospace and construction industries
AU - Tookey, John
AU - Bowen, Paul
AU - Hardcastle, Cliff
AU - Murray, Michael
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The construction industry in the UK has been subject to frequent reports over recent years, all focusing on perceived inefficiencies within the industry and how processes can be improved to deliver construction projects on time, and within cost and quality targets. Most notable of these reports have been Latham (1994) and Egan (1998), which contend that construction should come closer to manufacturing in design, development and supply chain practices to achieve ambitious improvement targets. The most frequently mentioned industries for such “benchmarking” are the aerospace and automotive industries. Concurrent Engineering (CE) appears to offer significant potential to the construction industry as a means to achieve these targets. This paper identifies key aspects of CE practice in aerospace manufacturers and, in the spirit of the Egan report, possibilities for their adoption in UK construction projects.
AB - The construction industry in the UK has been subject to frequent reports over recent years, all focusing on perceived inefficiencies within the industry and how processes can be improved to deliver construction projects on time, and within cost and quality targets. Most notable of these reports have been Latham (1994) and Egan (1998), which contend that construction should come closer to manufacturing in design, development and supply chain practices to achieve ambitious improvement targets. The most frequently mentioned industries for such “benchmarking” are the aerospace and automotive industries. Concurrent Engineering (CE) appears to offer significant potential to the construction industry as a means to achieve these targets. This paper identifies key aspects of CE practice in aerospace manufacturers and, in the spirit of the Egan report, possibilities for their adoption in UK construction projects.
KW - aerospace
KW - aerospace design
KW - manufacturing technology
U2 - 10.1108/17260530510815330#sthash.64x2iMQv.dpuf
DO - 10.1108/17260530510815330#sthash.64x2iMQv.dpuf
M3 - Article
SN - 1726-0531
VL - 3
SP - 44
EP - 55
JO - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
JF - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
IS - 1
ER -