Simome, You said: The problem I am experiencing is that people are not "dedicated" resources - if there is a production problem it takes priority and all other...
Is it possible to improve Concurrent Engineering with Critical Chain? Why? this is main question where i get stuck. please any want to help me out urs sam...
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Eugene Kania
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Oct 1, 2002 9:37 pm
Unfortunately, I think it is impractical to try to implement CCPM without SW that explicitly supports it. A company in CA that I know tried it with some...
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Eugene Kania
ekania@...
Oct 1, 2002 9:37 pm
Sorry! Why do you think you have a unique environment? I know many and have worked at a number of companies where people are not dedicated. And it is not ...
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Eugene Kania
ekania@...
Oct 1, 2002 9:48 pm
Hi! To some extent the benefits of Concurrent Engineering (CE) have been oversold (my opinion). Or maybe like many other things, CE is a good idea that has...
... I'll agree with Gene's comments regarding improvement in terms of getting more projects done faster with synchronized critical chain-scheduled and buffer...
... I have yet to see an environment (other than very rigorous skunkworks-type situations) where one could truly say that resources are fully "dedicated" to...
... For what it's worth ... concurrent engineering (also called simultaneous engineering) is a bit more complicated than just "the sharing of information ......
Hello, Apologies in advance for what I'm sure is an oft-asked question, however a search of the archive failed to turn up an answer: I've read Critical Chain...
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Eugene Kania
ekania@...
Oct 2, 2002 7:02 pm
Hi Frank! Nice to hear from you. I hope all is well. Your comments are well taken and surfaced an assumption that I made in my original comment that ought to...
... This isn't a problem with concurrent engineering -- it is exactly the problem that CE is intended to solve!...
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Eugene Kania
ekania@...
Oct 2, 2002 11:45 pm
Hi! Please provide clarity on your statement that "it is exactly the problem that CE is intended to solve". Thanks! Gene Kania ... From: "Bill Duncan"...
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Clarence Maday
cmaday@...
Oct 3, 2002 3:00 am
I'd like to build on Duncan's remarks. Sequential engineering is an example of local optimization - minimize design, development and execution costs. Result?...
Gene -- My response may have been a bit glib. I apologize. What you described in your post is not concurrent engineering, it is fast-tracking (doing things in...
<Sorry, dont' know the convensions about how to handle previous messages. In this case, they follow my comments.> I too am in the process of establishing CCPM...
... learning more about the Thinking Processes and how to apply them. ... Another one is Project Management in the Fast Lane by Robert C. Newbold. A good book...
Hallo to all group members, I´m doing research in Supply Chain Management - more precise in Supply Chain Management in the german construction sector. The...
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Eugene Kania
ekania@...
Oct 15, 2002 3:22 am
Bill, Sorry for my delayed response. Been busy. Thank you for your kind response and clarity. I appreciate being introduced to the term "fast tracking". Very ...
I've got a potential client that is considering CC/MPM in a business IT environment. While I've been able to provide plenty of personal and familiar examples...
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Mike_McIntosh@...
Oct 17, 2002 9:20 pm
I will be out of the office starting 10/17/2002 and will not return until 10/21/2002....
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Mike_McIntosh@...
Oct 18, 2002 1:20 am
I will be out of the office starting 10/17/2002 and will not return until 10/21/2002....
Frank, Even though it was not 100% accepted, can you use the CCPM effort at Aetna? I will bet that Sheridan would state that the CCPM effort to create the...
Dear Ajay, I am curious if your student from the powerplant company completed the project ? Was this a land-based powerplant company or a jet engine repair...
Alan & Ajay, If I may share the feelings that are expressed by Prof. I see similarities in issues faced. I am right now consulting a company which sets up and...
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Michael Carroll
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Nov 11, 2002 6:54 pm
Norert, I took the liberty of going through your post and simplifying your logic: (Please let me know if I have misunderstood) - Most large German constructors...
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Michael Carroll
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Nov 21, 2002 2:35 am
Critical Chain Network Building What are the mechanical differences between "Dependency Identification" in Critical Chain Network Building and the Tactical...