The approach used to develop a methodology and tool (`system') for analysing and modelling the organisational and management aspects of New Product Design and Development (NPD) in COncurrent Engineering (CE) environments is described. A longitudinal `Case Sutdy' approach was used to develop and refine the system. This involved Concurrent Ethnographic [1] method, semi-structured interviews and formal questionnaires at four industrial sites across Europe. The protptype development was part of a larger European research project called `PACE' [2]. The final product consists of a framework for dis-aggregating the NPD organisation, a process modelling methodology and a mechanism (with the aid of a software tool) for analysis and presentation of results. The paper discusses the issues arising from the development and implementation.
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机译：描述了用于开发用于在并发工程（CE）环境中对新产品设计和开发（NPD）的组织和管理方面进行分析和建模的方法和工具（“系统”）的方法。纵向“ Case Sutdy”方法用于开发和完善系统。这涉及并发民族志[1]方法，半结构化访谈和在欧洲四个工业场所的正式调查表。原型开发是一个更大的欧洲研究项目“ PACE”的一部分[2]。最终产品包括用于分解NPD组织的框架，过程建模方法和用于分析和呈现结果的机制（借助软件工具）。本文讨论了开发和实施过程中出现的问题。
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