The Play's The Thing The Play's The Thing

The Play's The Thing

First volume

  • Author: Abrams , Dennis; Valenzuela , Pablo
  • Publisher: Lantia
  • ISBN: 9780309044783
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309572248
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1991
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 120
  • Language: English

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.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Designing for Competitive Advantage
  • 3 Improving Engineering Design Education
  • 4 A National Engineering Design Research Agenda
  • 5 Recommendations
  • Appendix A Examples of Product Realization Processes
  • Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index

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