Integrated Product and Process Design and Development: The Product Realization Process

A single, comprehensive source on the Integrated Product and Process Design and Development (IP2D2) method and how to apply it. This new text/reference reflects the sweeping changes this approach has brought to traditional engineering design courses and to industry. It is designed to cultivate an attitude toward design that encourages creativity and innovation, while considering the equally important considerations of customer requirements and satisfaction, quality, reliability, manufacturing methods and material selection, assembly, cost, the environment and scheduling. Each concept is introduced and explained with checklists and practical guidelines to help you learn to apply this method to your own work.