"Design for Product Success" delves into the techniques used by world-class companies to guide the design and development of high-quality products in a step-by-step manner. Using analytical tools and case studies. This book familiarizes readers with the concepts, techniques, and tools that encourage creativity and innovation. It offers a strategic approach for organizing product design. Most of the approaches are general in nature and can be applied to different types of products. This text includes design-oriented discussions that support students, engineers, and technology managers. Some of the topics covered include: how to build product teams, characteristics of self-directed product teams, new product creation strategies and processes, creative design techniques, organizational aspects and principles of design for assembly, disassembly, and manufacturing, and environmentally conscious design.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 : Building Blocks of The Product Design Process
Chapter 2 : Creative Concept Generation
Chapter 3 : The Impact of Product Design
Chapter 4 : Manufacturing, Disassembly, and Life Cycle
Chapter 5 : Tools and Techniques of Product Design
Chapter 6 : Streamlining Product Creation
Chapter 7 : Product Creation : Aligning for Design and Business
Chapter 8 : Building Successful Product Work Groups
Chapter 9 : Case Studies
Questions
Bibliography
Index
