MANAGING CHANGE BY INTEGRATING MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING.

It is printed out that the use of a large-scale mainframe computer is often overlooked as a method of integrating a company's many data requirements. It is reported that a given company's customers have found that improving the product introduction cycle has enhanced their ability to respond to change. Reducing design times and speeding the transition from engineering to manufacturing can make possible broader product line-ups, products with more features, lower cost responses to market changes, and an ability to react quickly to technological advancements.