Concurrent Engineering (CE): When product design and manufacturing process development occur concurrently in an integrated fashion, using a cross-functional team, rather than sequentially by separate functions. CE is intended to cause the development team to consider all elements of the product life cycle from conception through disposal, including quality, cost, and maintenance, from the project’s outset. Also called simultaneous engineering. (See Chapter 30 of The PDMA HandBook 1st Edition.)
并行工程:在产品的设计和制造流程中，跨职能团队采用并行整合模式进行工作，不是按各个功能的顺序依次进行，从而促使团队全面考虑产品生命周期中从概念到实施的全部元素，包括质量、成本、维护等方面。也称作同步工程。(参考《PDMA新产品开发手册》第1版第30章)
参考：《产品经理认证（NPDP）知识体系指南》 P71
