FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Need to Bridge Design, Materials, and Production -- 2 Framework for Virtual Design and Manufacturing -- 3 Tools for Virtual Design and Manufacturing -- 4 Economic Dimension of Bridging Design and Manufacturing -- 5 Barriers to Virtual Design and Manufacturing in DoD Acquisition -- 6 Summary, Recommendations, and Research Needs -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B Meeting Agendas -- Appendix C Current Engineering Design Tools. -- Appendix D Selected Computer-Based Tools Vendors -- Appendix E Acronyms.