加速新产品开发的有效手段──SE(同时工程)

Simultaneous Engineering──An Effective Method to Accelerate New Product Development

同时工程是２０世纪８０年代初期，在美国汽车工业中兴起的一种行之有效的加速新产品开发的管理方法。它强调了新产品开发的各有关环节的相关活动之间按时间加强配合和协调，以改进设计、工艺，提高效率，获得最低成本和要求的质量。介绍了同时工程与传统方法的主要区别，同时工程的具体内容，同时工程在我国工业企业中的应用与效果以及同时工程的发展。

SE is one of the new managerial strategtes developed in American automotive Industry from the earlier of 1980's. It emphasizes simultaneous cooperation and coordination among the related activities in new product development to improve design, technology and efficiency, to lower the cost and achieve the required quality. The main differences between SE and the traditional methods, the contents and development of SE, the application of SE in China's manufacturing enterprises are introduced briefly.