In particular, this study describes the management of change, network organisation, CONSENS architecture and module integration, SiFrame Management Information System, design for CSE and industrial implementations of CONSENS.

1. Introduction.- 2. A Concept for Revitalisation of Product Development.- 2.1 The Worldwide Tendencies in Economy.- 2.2 The New Orientation for Product Development — Interactions between Time, Costs, and Quality.- 2.3 Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering (CSE) — Strategy and Methodology of New Oriented Product Development.- 2.4 Topics of Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering.- 2.5 Implementation of Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering — A Business Process Re-Engineering Approach.- 3. The Organisational Environment of Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering (CSE).- 3.1 Required Characteristics of a CSE Organisation.- 3.2 Project-management in a CSE Organisation.- 3.3 Team Organisation.- 3.4 Incentive & Motivation in a Team Organisation.- 3.5 Organisational Learning in a Team Organisation.- 3.6 Conclusion.- 4. Enabling Technologies I: The CONSENS Platform.- 4.1 Support of CSE by the CONSENS Platform.- 4.2 The main Components of the CONSENS Platform.- 4.3 Modules of the CONSENS Platform.- 4.4 Summary.- 5. Enabling Technologies II: CONSENS Tools.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Support of CSE by Product Oriented Tools.- 5.3 Product Oriented Tools.- 5.4 Support of CSE by Project Oriented Tools.- 5.5 Project Oriented Tools.- 5.6 Conclusion.- 6. Case Studies of Successful CONSENS Implementation.- 6.1 Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH.- 6.2 Dasa Military Aircraft Division.- 6.3 Hidrosorefame.- 6.4 ALCATEL BELL.- 6.5 AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH.- 7. Future Trends in Concurrent Simultaneous Engineering.- 7.1 Conclusion of the CONSENS Project.- 7.2 Co-operation in Engineering Based on Core Competences.- 7.3 Co-operation via a Global Engineering Marketplace.- 7.4 Multi-company Development Co-operations.- 7.5 Conclusion.- Editors and Authors.

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