1st Edition

System Synthesis Product and Process Design

By Jeffrey O. Grady Copyright 2010
574 Pages 135 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

574 Pages
by CRC Press

Unlike most engineers, system engineers focus on the knowledge base needed to develop good systems in a cross-functional fashion rather than deeply on isolated topics. They are often said to be a mile wide and an inch deep in what they do know. System Synthesis: Product and Process Design provides insight into complex problems, focusing on the boundary conditions that exist between the... Read more

The Fundamentals
Introduction
System Development Process Overview
The Human Basis for Integration
Integration Components, Spaces, and Cells
The Key Roles
Organizational Structures
Information Systems and Communications

Igniting and Stoking the Program Fires
Enterprise Process Requirements Definition
Enterprise Process Design
Integrated Program Planning
Transition to Implementation

Product System Definition
System Modeling and Requirements Identification 
Product Entity Definition
Interface Definition
Requirements Integration

Product Design Synthesis
Program Execution
Design Modeling and Simulation
Product Design Decision Making
Product Design Integration in an IPPT Environment
Preliminary Design
Detailed Design
Integration of Test and Analysis Results

Specialty Engineering Methods and Models
Introduction to Specialty Engineering and Concurrent Engineering
Reliability
Maintainability
Availability and RAM Integration
Logistics Engineering
Safety, Human Engineering, Security, and Environmental Impact
Parts, Materials, and Processes Engineering
Other Specialty Disciplines
System Analysis Disciplines

Concurrent and Post-Design Process Synthesis
Procurement and Material Integration
Manufacturing Process Design and Integration
Quality Influences
Post Development 

Closing
Bibliography
Index

Biography

Jeffrey O. Grady