Front cover -- Product Development: A Structured Approach to Consumer Product Development, Design, and Manufacture -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Biographical Sketches -- Chapter 1: The Significance of Manufacturing -- 1.1 GLOBALIZATION AND THE WORLD ECONOMY -- 1.2 IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING -- 1.3 WHAT IS MANUFACTURING? -- 1.4 SOME BASIC CONCEPTS -- 1.5 SUMMARY -- References -- Chapter 2: Developing Successful Products -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 ATTRIBUTES OF SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT -- 2.3 KEY FACTORS TO DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL NEW PRODUCTS -- 2.4 STRATEGY FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT -- 2.5 SUMMARY -- References -- Chapter 3: The Structure of the Product Design Process -- 3.1 WHAT IS DESIGN? -- 3.2 THE CHANGING DESIGN PROCESS -- 3.3 DESIGN PARADIGMS -- 3.4 THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN -- 3.5 THE DESIGN PROCESS -- 3.6 SUMMARY -- References -- Chapter 4: Design Review: Designing to Ensure Quality -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 PROCEDURES FOR INCORPORATING HIGH QUALITY IN DESIGN STAGES -- 4.3 CASE STUDIES -- References -- Chapter 5: Consideration and Selection of Materials -- 5.1 IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL SELECTION IN PRODUCT MANUFACTURE -- 5.2 ECONOMICS OF MATERIAL SELECTION -- 5.3 MATERIAL SELECTION PROCEDURES -- 5.4 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS -- References -- Chapter 6: Selection of Manufacturing Processes and Design Considerations -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION -- 6.2 DESIGN GUIDELINES -- References -- Chapter 7: Designing for Assembly and Disassembly -- 7.1 INTRODUCTION -- 7.2 DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY -- 7.3 DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR DIFFERENT MODES OF ASSEMBLY -- 7.4 METHODS FOR EVALUATING DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY -- 7.5 A DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY METHOD BASED ON MTM STANDARDS -- 7.6 A DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY CASE STUDY -- 7.7 DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY -- 7.8 DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY GUIDELINES -- 7.9 DISASSEMBLY ALGORITHMS.

7.10 A PROACTIVE DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY METHOD BASED ON MTM STANDARDS -- 7.11 A DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY CASE STUDY -- 7.12 CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References -- Chapter 8: Designing for Maintenance -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION -- 8.2 MAINTENANCE ELEMENTS AND CONCEPTS -- 8.3 MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR MAINTAINABILITY -- 8.4 PREDICTION MODELS FOR MAINTENANCE -- 8.5 A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN FOR A MAINTENANCE METHODOLOGY BASED ON METHODS TIME MEASUREMENT -- 8.6 DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING AN INDEX -- 8.7 DESIGN FOR MAINTENANCE CASE STUDY -- 8.8 CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References -- Chapter 9: Designing for Functionality -- 9.1 INTRODUCTION -- 9.2 CONCURRENT ENGINEERING IN PRODUCT DESIGN -- 9.3 A GENERIC, GUIDELINE-BASED METHOD FOR FUNCTIONALITY -- 9.4 THE PROCEDURE FOR GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT -- 9.5 FUNCTIONALITY CASE STUDY: CAN OPENER -- 9.6 FUNCTIONALITY CASE STUDY: AUTOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM -- References -- Chapter 10: Design for Usability -- 10.1 INTRODUCTION -- 10.2 CRITERIA FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING USABLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS -- 10.3 DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES -- 10.4 DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR USABILITY -- 10.5 GENERIC CHECKLIST DESIGN: METHODS AND CASE STUDIES -- 10.6 CASE STUDY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CUSTOMIZED CHECKLISTS -- 10.7 CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References -- Chapter 11: Establishing the Product Selling Price -- 11.1 WHY ESTIMATE COSTS? -- 11.2 COST AND PRICE STRUCTURE -- 11.3 INFORMATION NEEDS AND SOURCES -- 11.4 ESTIMATING DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS -- 11.5 PRODUCT PRICING METHODS -- 11.6 SUMMARY -- References -- Chapter 12: Assessing the Market Demand for the Product -- 12.1 WHY ASSESS THE MARKET DEMAND? -- 12.2 METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE INITIAL DEMAND -- 12.3 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE ANNUAL GROWTH -- 12.4 ADJUSTING FOR SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS -- 12.5 SUMMARY -- Chapter 13: Planning the Product Manufacturing Facility -- 13.1 INTRODUCTION.

13.2 DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY -- 13.3 DEVELOPING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY -- 13.4 SUMMARY -- References -- Postscript -- Index.