Benefits Of Concurrency In Action. A Rolls Royce Case Study ( IEEE Southern California & IET Southern California Network ).
At the IEEE Southern California HQ based in Irvine, the IET SoCal network collaborated with the IEEE, Aerospace TPN and Jonathan Watson the Chief Manufacturing Engineer, Future Programs at Rolls Royce in Derby to present a lecture on how concurrent product development (CPD) techniques within Rolls Royce has promoted cost reduction, innovation and global collaboration for their CPD efforts. Jonathan discussed how the SPOT model (Strategy, Process, Organisation, Tools) has helped drive project efficiencies, whether it be product design, resource training, design innovation or identifying granular cost efficiencies within different stages of a project. His talked covered the concept 'Spiral of Despair' and how product design success is often based on projected downstream functions such as the…