Achieving organizational agility for Egyptian universities by using the Concurrent engineering approach from the viewpoint of some university leaders

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1 Fundamentals of Education, College of Education, Fayoum University

2 Fundamentals of Education, College of Education, Damanhour University

Abstract

This study aimed to define the concept of agility, the relationship between flexibility and agility, its dimensions, its measures, and its marks, and shed light on the concept of Concurrent Engineering: its importance, its dimensions, its entrances, and the basic principles on which it is based, the basic requirements that distinguish it, and the relationship between agility and Concurrent engineering. The study depended on the descriptive approach and semi-structured interviews with some leaders at Damanhour and Fayoum Universities that leaded to determining the date of fitness for Egyptian universities using the approach of Concurrent engineering from the point of view of university leaders. The study concluded to drawing three stages: preparation, preparation, design and post design. In order to achieve these stages and their requirements, awareness should be raised about the university employees' use of simultaneous engineering in work and coordination between different work teams and continuous development in all directions simultaneously, and this development and improvement is a joint responsibility, which falls on the shoulders of all leaders and employees, faculty member and student. Among the requirements for the ---success of these mechanisms are the following:
- Work in parallel teams to achieve specific goals and at a specific time.
- Coordination between different work teams.
- Accountability and transparency in managing work teams.
- Continuous development and improvement, and then acceptance of development proposals at all levels and in all fields, and then adopt the Kaizen strategy in managing work teams.

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