Overview
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Suren N. Dwivedi
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
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Alok K. Verma
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Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA
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John E. Sneckenberger
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Concurrent Engineering Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
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Table of contents (73 papers)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxxi
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General Issues
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- Suren N. Dwivedi, Michael Sobolewski
Pages 3-16
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- Keith Wall, S. N. Dwivedi
Pages 31-36
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Intelligent Information Network
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- A. Kusiak, E. Szczerbicki
Pages 39-48
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- K. C. S. Murty, Ramesh Babu
Pages 49-54
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- K. H. Jones, S. Olariu, L. F. Rowell, J. L. Schwing, A. Wilhite
Pages 55-60
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- Daniel M. Nichols, Sumitra Reddy
Pages 73-79
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- Naresh C. Maheshwari, Bradley S. Bennett
Pages 80-85
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Neural Network
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- Luis Carlos Rabelo, Sema Alptekin
Pages 95-101
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- Ram Huggahalli, Cihan Dagli
Pages 102-107
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- Soundar R. T. Kumara, Najwa S. Merchawi
Pages 108-114
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Knowledge-Based Engineering
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Front Matter
Pages 115-115
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About this book
According to the Concurrent Engineering Research Center (CERC) at West Virginia University, "the concurrent engineering (CE) is a rapid simultaneous approach where research and development, design, manufacturing and support are carried out in parallel". The mission of concurrent engineering is to reduce time to market, improve total quality and lower cost for products or systems developed and supported by large organizations. The purpose of the concurrent design methodology is to let the designer know the consequences of his design decisions in the manufacturing and assembly stages as well as in subsequent operations. Design for manufacture and assembly, design for reliability and testability, CAD/CAM/CAE, knowledge based systems, cost analysis and advanced material technology are the major constituents of concurrent engineering. The need for concurrent engineering can be justified from the fact that in every production cycle, the design phase approximately takes 5 to 10% of the total cycle, but overall it influences 80% of the production cycle. This volume contains articles from a wide spectrum dealing with concepts of concurrent engineering. The importance of the knowledge-based systems in the CE environment is significant as they provide the common platform to achieve the same level of expertise to the designers and manufacturers throughout the organization for the specific task. Their role in "do it right the first time" is very important in providing aid to the designers and manufacturers to optimize the design and manufacturing setups for a cost effectiveness and reduced production time.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
Suren N. Dwivedi
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Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA
Alok K. Verma
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Concurrent Engineering Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
John E. Sneckenberger
