Description
Design and manufacture of new products has always been a team effort; but lately the team has been expanding. No longer can companies afford to keep the product design team working in isolation from the production and manufacturing team, not to mention the financial and accounting teamFor today's product development team has to comprise an integrated group of professionals working from the very beginning of new product planning on through design creation and design review and then on to manufacturing planning and cost accounting. Even when a product is conceived and goes into preliminary design, thought must be given to how easily or not it will be manufactured, how difficult or not it will be to assemble and disassemble for the end-use-customer and how much it will cost in materials, production and maintenance. This new book will guide both engineering professionals as well as graduate level students in mechanical and industrial engineering and general manufacturing management in how to develop such a holistic, integrated team approach to product development. Written by leading academic authorities'who also have extensive industrial experience'this instructional reference work can be used in the traditional classroom, in professional continuing education courses or for self-study.
Contents
Preface
Part I
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Manufacturing Enterprise Wheel
Chapter 2: Developing Successful Products
Chapter 3: Product Design: Structure and Process
Part II
Chapter 4: Design Review: Designing to Ensure Quality
Chapter 5: Consideration of Materials
Chapter 6: Selection of Manufacturing Processes and Design Considerations
Chapter 7: Designing for Assembly/Disassembly
Chapter 8: Designing for Maintenance
Chapter 9: Consideration of Usability
Chapter 10: Designing for Functionality
Part III
Chapter 11: Manufacturing Cost Estimation
Chapter 12: Assessing the Market Demand
Chapter 13: Preliminary Design for the Manufacturing Facility Appendices Bibliography Index