Simultaneous Engineering: Methodologies and Applications / Edition 1

by U. Roy, John Usher, Hamid R. Parsaei

Overview

This book covers recent advances in simultaneous engineering and contemporary issues related to the development and implementation of successful systems. The scope of material includes recent research related to simultaneous engineering problem-solving architectures, organizational issues, tools and techniques of simultaneous engineering, design methods, and application of artificial intelligence and numeric tools.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789056996604
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/11/1999
Series:	Automation and Production Systems Ser.
Pages:	460
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

SECTION I: PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGIES OF DESIGN: Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Concurrent Engineering: Complementary Philosophies
1. Cost-Driven Product Development 2. A Statistical Optimization Approach to Robust Design 3. Value Engineering in Early Stages of Design
SECTION II: DESIGN TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS: Use of the Robust Concept Exploration Method to Facilitate the Design of a Family of Products 1. Introduction to Robust Design by Using the It-Method 2. Automated Modular Fixture Configuration Design for Integrated Product and Process Design 3. Collaborative Product Design Using WWW Technology