Typical CE in the United States is a refinement of point-based design, but still does not break out of the paradigm. The typical CE process looks something like the lower part of Figure 1. A function such as styling comes up with a design solution and very early in the process shows it to other functions for input. These downstream functions analyze and critique the design from their perspective. (For example, the top members of a Chrysler design team meet for an entire day every week.) Since this is done early, changes to the styling design are relatively easy and inexpensive, and ideally, the design team soon arrives at a solution that will satisfy all parties. While an improvement over serial engineering, the basic picture remains the same: the design team is iterating on one solution. We call it “point-based concurrent engineering.”