TITLE:
A Statistical Comparison of the Implementation of Concurrent Engineering in Jordanian Industry
AUTHORS:
Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, Ala’a M. Al-Habashneh, Issam S. Jalham
KEYWORDS:
Concurrent Engineering, Structural Equation Model, SEM, System Dynamics, Jordan, Social Statistics
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Statistics,
Vol.9 No.3,
June
30,
2019
ABSTRACT: In this
paper, a statistical comparative investigation of the implementation of Concurrent
Engineering (CE) in Jordanian Industry is introduced, practices of CE are
reviewed, then mapped into six statistical latent. A Structural
Equation Model (SEM) is developed for the implementation of CE, then the model
is applied to the following Jordanian industrial sectors: chemical
and cosmetics industries, engineering and electrical industries and information
technology, wood and furniture industries, and construction industry. The implementation
level for the six CE practices among the selected sectors is investigated; a
statistical comparative analysis between the considered industrial sectors is
conducted. Thereafter, a system dynamics model is developed to understand the
true CE trade-offs, which is used as a validity measure to insure that the proposed statistical model and
hypotheses are valid.