The Impact Of Multidimensional Concurrent Engineering On The Possibility Of Establishing A Hybrid Manufacturing System: An Analytical Diagnostic Study Of The Opinions Of A Sample Of Workers In The Northern Cement Assistant / Badoush Cement Factory

By relying on smart manufacturing systems, organizations seek to reduce the damage and loss in their products to the lowest levels, trying to achieve distinctive levels of quality through which they can outperform their competitors. Therefore, this research attempt came to address two important topics in management thought, namely concurrent engineering and the hybrid manufacturing system, in an attempt by the researcher to analyze the relationships correlation and Impact between the dimensions of concurrent engineering represented by (product design, process design, supply chain design) and the hybrid manufacturing system represented by (continuous improvement, waste management, information systems, deferral point) in order to identify the most important dimensions that can contribute significantly to establishing the hybrid manufacturing system. The research was conducted in (Northern Cement Cooperative / Badoush Cement Expansion Plant) on a sample of department managers, division officials and engineers in the company, numbering (213) individuals. The research relied on a questionnaire form for the purpose of collecting data, and used in the research a set of computerized statistical methods using the ((Spss/Amos) system to process and analyze data. The research reached a set of conclusions, the most prominent of which were: The company under study is interested in applying concurrent engineering technology, which enhances the improvement of the hybrid manufacturing system, and its need to achieve distinctive levels of flexibility in manufacturing its products, with the aim of increasing its ability to meet customer demands. The research reached a number of recommendations, the most prominent of which is that the company's management must focus its attention on updating and developing machines and equipment with the aim of adapting them to produce the required products and making continuous improvements to them to achieve distinctive levels of flexibility in manufacturing.