Improving engineering design : designing for competitive advantage / / Committee on Engineering Design Theory and Methodology, Manufacturing Studies Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957771303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• ISBN: 9786610211708; 9781280211706; 1280211709; 9780309572248; 030957224X; 9780585143323; 0585143323
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (119 p.)
• Disciplina: 745.2/0973
• Soggetti: Industrial design - United States; Engineering design - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-93) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Improving Engineering Design -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- DESIGNING FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE -- IMPROVING ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION -- A NATIONAL AGENDA FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN RESEARCH -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- THE CENTRAL ROLE OF ENGINEERING DESIGN -- THE NATURE OF ENGINEERING DESIGN -- Findings-The Current State of Engineering Design in the United States -- THE CONSEQUENCES OF BETTER DESIGN PRACTICE, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH -- 2 Designing for Competitive Advantage -- CORPORATE COMMITMENT AND ACTION -- THE PRODUCT REALIZATION PROCESS -- Definition of Customer Needs and Product Performance Requirements -- Planning for Product Evolution -- Planning for Design and Manufacturing -- Product Design -- Manufacturing Process Design -- Production -- Difficulties in the Design of Complex Products -- IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY DESIGN ; PRACTICES -- Traditional Practices -- Modern Practices for Setting Strategy and Specifications -- Modern Practices for Executing Designs -- UNDERSTANDING, MOTIVATING, AND SUPPORTING THE DESIGNER -- The Design Task -- The Designer -- Finding, Supporting, and Rewarding Effective Designers -- Elements of a Supportive Design Environment -- Summary -- 3 Improving Engineering Design Education -- THE GOALS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION -- Undergraduate Engineering Design Education -- Graduate Design Education -- THE STATUS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION -- Undergraduate Programs -- Graduate Programs -- Faculty -- IMPROVING DESIGN EDUCATION -- Institutional Initiatives for Reform -- Aiding Teachers of Design -- Improving University-Industry Interaction in Design Education -- Summary -- 4 A National Engineering Design Research Agenda -- THE NEED FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING DESIGN -- A TOPICAL SEARCH AGENDA -- A. Developing Scientific Foundations for Design Models and Methods.; A.1. Computer Representations of In-Progress Designs -- A.2. Generating, Organizing, and Generalizing Design Knowledge -- A.3. Synthesis: Parametric, Configuration, and Conceptual Design -- A.4. Tolerance Synthesis -- B. Creating and Improving Design Support Tools -- B.1. Designer-Oriented Computational Prototyping, Analysis, and Simulation Tools -- B.2. Rapid Physical Prototyping -- B.3. Design For 'X' -- C. Relating Design to the Business Enterprise -- C.1 Quality-Cost Models -- C.2 Organization and Communication Models -- C.3. Innovation -- Benefits of Implementing the Engineering Design Research Agenda -- Resources Required -- DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS TO INDUSTRY -- A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN -- 5 Recommendations -- IMPROVING DESIGN PRACTICE -- IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATION -- Curricula -- Support for Faculty -- IMPROVING ENGINEERING DESIGN RESEARCH -- Aggressively Pursuing the Research Agenda -- Conducting Research -- National Consortium for Engineering Design -- Appendix A Examples of Product Realization Processes -- POLAROID'S PRP -- HEWLETT-PACKARD'S PRP -- Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.