change words from this post:Characteristics of Concurrent Engineering In concurrent engineering, functional divisions like design, manufacturing, and quality are integrated into a compatible environment. The integration comes in the form of instant delivery of information about business processes across the enterprise. Cross-functional units cooperate concurrently rather than sequentially. The real-time sharing of information enables teams to make design modifications early in a product development cycle, thus reducing unwanted rework and engineering changes that increase the cost of operations, reduce product quality, and delay the time-to-market