描述了一种鲁棒制造系统设计的并行工程方法。该方法的动机是田口GENICHI在稳健产品设计中使用的策略和概念。开发的方法使用多准则优化公式来建模设计问题。过程优化技术RSM的一种适应性被用来指导对改进设计的搜索。通过一个制造车间领域的实例，说明了该方法的应用。确定了几个可能进行进一步研究的途径。

A CONCURRENT ENGINEERING METHOD FOR THE DESIGN OF ROBUST MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS IS DESCRIBED. THE METHOD IS MOTIVATED BY THE STRATEGIES AND CONCEPTS USED BY GENICHI TAGUCHI FOR THE DESIGN OF ROBUST PRODUCTS. THE METHOD DEVELOPED USES A MULTIPLE CRITERIA OPTIMIZATION FORMULATION TO MODEL THE DESIGN PROBLEM. AN ADAPTATION OF THE PROCESS OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE, RSM, IS USED TO GUIDE THE SEARCH TOWARD IMPROVED DESIGNS. THE APPLICATION OF THE PROPOSED METHOD IS DEMONSTRATED ON AN EXAMPLE FROM THE MANUFACTURING JOB SHOP DOMAIN. SEVERAL AVENUES WITH POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ARE IDENTIFIED.