2nd Edition
Introduction to Product Design and Development for Engineers and Scientists
Preface
1 Fuzzy Front End Introduction
Part I – Soft Skills of Engineering
2 Team and Team Dynamics Introduction
3 Program and Project Management
4 Technical Writing and Communication Skills
5 Technical Reviews and Checklists
Part II – FRONT END – Product Development Lifecycle Management and Roadmap
6 Product Lifecycle Management Models
Part III – Requirements and Their Cascade
8 Developing a Product’s Requirements
9 Concept Development and Selection
Part IV – THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE DESIGN
10 Initial DFMEA and Product Risk Assessment
11 Transfer Functions
12 The Virtual Product
13 Design Details and Documentation
14 Design for X (DFX) Introduction Design for Manufacturability
Part V – PREPRATION FOR PRODUCT LAUNCH
15 Cost Requirements Cascade and Purchasing
16 Detailed DFMEA, PFMEA and Control Plans
17 Design Verification, Product Validation and Design Transfer
Part VI – More on Agile
18 Market and Customers Changing Needs
Part VII – SUSTAINING A MARKETED PRODUCT
19 Sustaining Fielded Products
20 Product End of Life and Retirement
Part VIII – Skills needed across all Disciplines
21 Configuration and Change Management
22 Data, Measurements and Tests
23 Metrology and Uncertainty Analysis
24 Tolerance Design and Analysis
25 Failure Analysis and Product Improvements
Appendix A – What is Agile?
Appendix B - A Case Study for Employing Agile Methodology
Appendix C – Reagent Requirements Decomposition Example
Biography
Ali Jamnia is an accomplished professional and dynamic consultant with a proven track record in the Medical Device, Automotive and Commercial Industries, USA. He is an innovative and dynamic leader with hands-on experience solving design issues via expertise in mechanical engineering. His experience is complemented by a PhD and MS in Engineering Mechanics from Clemson University; 12 patents; and 4 books published by CRC Press.
