Technical Paper
Concurrent Engineering - Into The Curriculum
1991-09-01
912102
Changes in the world economic structure dictate that American industry must change or be relegated to a secondary role in the economic order. Academia must play an active role in the transition, despite an existing academic infrastructure that aggravates the ptolomeic view prevalent in industry today. Schools of engineering must incorporate team approaches and concurrent engineering concepts into the curriculum, the schools must reassess the design-product interface as presented in engineering classes.
