Improving Engineering Design:

Designing for Competitive Advantage

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Publication Year:1991

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Committee on Engineering Design Theory and Methodology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
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Effective design and manufacturing, both of which are necessary to produce high-quality products, are closely related. However, effective design is a prerequisite for effective manufacturing. This new book explores the status of engineering design practice, education, and research in the ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-4	(skim)
1 Introduction	5-14	(skim)
2 Designing for Competitive Advantage	15-34	(skim)
3 Improving Engineering Design Education	35-49	(skim)
4 A National Engineering Design Research Agenda	50-66	(skim)
5 Recommendations	67-74	(skim)
Appendix A Examples of Product Realization Processes	75-77	(skim)
Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering	78-80	(skim)
Glossary	81-84	(skim)
Bibliography	85-93	(skim)
Notes	94-102	(skim)
Index	103-108	(skim)

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Effective design and manufacturing, both of which are necessary to produce high-quality products, are closely related. However, effective design is a prerequisite for effective manufacturing. This new book explores the status of engineering design practice, education, and research in the United States and recommends ways to improve design to increase U.S. industry's competitiveness in world markets.

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