Question

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of a parallel development process? What obstacles might a firm face in attempting to adopt a parallel process?

Answer 1

Advantages	Disadvantages
Reduces scheduled time.	Still uses paper documents
Less chance of rework.	Sub-projects may be difficult to integrate.

• Product design proceeds without manufacturing requirements in mind.
• Cycle time can lengthen as project iterates back and forth between product design and process design stage butpParallel should eliminate the need for these iterations and shorten cycle time.
• Some of the drawbacks of parallel development are- there is costly rework of production if product design changes and production processes are started.
• Another drawback is managers may be reluctant to alter the product design based on results of market testing.