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heavily on design and manufacturing-process decisions. Departments must work
together to get the best results. Very often, the scenario carrying the lowest overall
costs is different from the one that produces the lowest cost for a particular depart-
ment. This "we're all in this together" attitude lies at the heart of the concept of
concurrent engineering. Tools such as SPC help monitor the process and the test-
and-manufacturing strategy to meet everyone's goals.