Engineering Design

This is an introduction to models, frameworks, methodologies, and algorithms that have been applied with great success in industry. These approaches ahve significantly reduce product development cycle time and improved product and process quality and reliability. Engineering design impacts a wide range of tasks, beginning with the recognition of customer needs and ending with the disposal of the designed artefact. The book presents a process view that allows for uniform treatment of problems and issues over the entire product life cycle. The reader should acquire an understanding of process methodologies, process reengineering, the organization of design teams, design for manufacturing, an d problem solving from tolerance design to product modularity and negotiatin among members of the design team.