Introduction to Product Design and Development for Engineers and Scientists

About the Author

Preface

1   Fuzzy Front End Introduction

Part I – Soft Skills of Engineering

2    Team and Team Dynamics

3     Program and Project Management

4     Technical Writing and Communication Skills

5     Technical Reviews and Checklists

Part II – Product Development Lifecycle Management and Roadmap

6         Product Life Cycle Management Models

 Part III – Requirements and Their Cascade

7         Systems and Requirements

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)

Part V – Preparation 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 a Fielded Product

20        Product Retirement and End of Life

Part VIII – Skills Needed Across All Disciplines

 21       Configuration and Change Management

22        Data, Measurements, and Tests

23        Metrology and Conformity Assessment           

24        Tolerance Specificiation 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

References

Index

Biography

Ali Jamnia is an accomplished professional and dynamic consultant with a proven track record in the medical device, automotive, and commercial industries in the United States. He is an innovative and dynamic leader with hands-on experience solving design issues through his expertise in mechanical engineering. His experience is complemented by a PhD and MS in Engineering Mechanics from Clemson University, twelve patents, and four books published by CRC Press.