Abstract
This paper supports early logistics involvement in the early phases of product design and development in a con- current engineering environment. A concurrent engineering environment and the benefits of such involvement are explained in detail. The paper then focuses on facilitating an interface and collaboration between the designer and the logistician. Four areas of interface are considered: 1. (a) logistics engineering, 2. (b) manufacturing logistics, 3. (c) design for packaging, and 4. (d) design for transportability. A set of prescriptive design rules and suggestions for each area of inter- face are proposed. These rules and suggestions are intended to effectively accomplish the design for logistics concerns. The design rules and suggestions are meant to be comprehensive and generic in order to allow designers and logisti- cians to meet their own particular case. In conclusion, a set of concluding remarks and assessments are provided.
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