Design Synthesis

Design Synthesis

by Graeme Arthur Britton, Seppo Torvinen
Released October 2013
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439881651

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Book description

The biggest challenge in any marketplace is uncertainty. The major changes taking place in world economies, politics, and demographics has raised market uncertainty to its highest level in the past 50 years. However, with new markets opening up in emerging and developing economies, the opportunities have never been better. To compete in this challenging atmosphere, product design/redesign and manufacturing must be integrated to produce better quality products faster and cheaper. Design Synthesis: Integrated Product and Manufacturing System Design provides a conceptual framework and methodologies to do just that.

The book explains how to integrate innovative product design with the design of a batch manufacturing system. It covers the technical and social aspects of integration, presents research and best practices, and embeds integration within a framework of sustainable development. It covers the two methods for achieving design synthesis: integration and harmonisation. Product, manufacturing system, and social system architectures are integrated (united or combined to form a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts). The concurrent processes to design the architectures are harmonised (made compatible or coincident with one another).

Wide in scope, the book supplies a multi-disciplinary perspective and an extensive discussion on how to maintain integrity during the design process. The authors present research and practices that are difficult or almost impossible to find. They describe the different types of system lifecycles and include guidelines on how to select the appropriate lifecycle for a specific design situation.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents (1/2)
  3. Contents (2/2)
  4. List of Illustrations
  5. List of Tables
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. The Authors
  9. Chapter 1: Introduction (1/3)
  10. Chapter 1: Introduction (2/3)
  11. Chapter 1: Introduction (3/3)
  12. Chapter 2: Designing System Architectures (1/5)
  13. Chapter 2: Designing System Architectures (2/5)
  14. Chapter 2: Designing System Architectures (3/5)
  15. Chapter 2: Designing System Architectures (4/5)
  16. Chapter 2: Designing System Architectures (5/5)
  17. Chapter 3: Product Design (1/4)
  18. Chapter 3: Product Design (2/4)
  19. Chapter 3: Product Design (3/4)
  20. Chapter 3: Product Design (4/4)
  21. Chapter 4: Manufacturing System Design (1/6)
  22. Chapter 4: Manufacturing System Design (2/6)
  23. Chapter 4: Manufacturing System Design (3/6)
  24. Chapter 4: Manufacturing System Design (4/6)
  25. Chapter 4: Manufacturing System Design (5/6)
  26. Chapter 4: Manufacturing System Design (6/6)
  27. Chapter 5: Ethics (1/4)
  28. Chapter 5: Ethics (2/4)
  29. Chapter 5: Ethics (3/4)
  30. Chapter 5: Ethics (4/4)
  31. Chapter 6: Aesthetic Context (1/3)
  32. Chapter 6: Aesthetic Context (2/3)
  33. Chapter 6: Aesthetic Context (3/3)
  34. Chapter 7: Social Context (1/2)
  35. Chapter 7: Social Context (2/2)
  36. Chapter 8: Technological Context (1/2)
  37. Chapter 8: Technological Context (2/2)
  38. Chapter 9: Environmental Context (1/2)
  39. Chapter 9: Environmental Context (2/2)
  40. Chapter 10: Economic and Political Context (1/5)
  41. Chapter 10: Economic and Political Context (2/5)
  42. Chapter 10: Economic and Political Context (3/5)
  43. Chapter 10: Economic and Political Context (4/5)
  44. Chapter 10: Economic and Political Context (5/5)
  45. Chapter 11: Life Cycle Analysis (1/4)
  46. Chapter 11: Life Cycle Analysis (2/4)
  47. Chapter 11: Life Cycle Analysis (3/4)
  48. Chapter 11: Life Cycle Analysis (4/4)
  49. Chapter 12: Product and Manufacturing System Architecture Integration (1/5)
  50. Chapter 12: Product and Manufacturing System Architecture Integration (2/5)
  51. Chapter 12: Product and Manufacturing System Architecture Integration (3/5)
  52. Chapter 12: Product and Manufacturing System Architecture Integration (4/5)
  53. Chapter 12: Product and Manufacturing System Architecture Integration (5/5)
  54. Chapter 13: Modular Configuration (1/4)
  55. Chapter 13: Modular Configuration (2/4)
  56. Chapter 13: Modular Configuration (3/4)
  57. Chapter 13: Modular Configuration (4/4)
  58. Chapter 14: The Socio-Technical Systems Approach (1/5)
  59. Chapter 14: The Socio-Technical Systems Approach (2/5)
  60. Chapter 14: The Socio-Technical Systems Approach (3/5)
  61. Chapter 14: The Socio-Technical Systems Approach (4/5)
  62. Chapter 14: The Socio-Technical Systems Approach (5/5)
  63. Chapter 15: Organising People for Manufacturing (1/4)
  64. Chapter 15: Organising People for Manufacturing (2/4)
  65. Chapter 15: Organising People for Manufacturing (3/4)
  66. Chapter 15: Organising People for Manufacturing (4/4)
  67. Chapter 16: Organising People for Design (1/4)
  68. Chapter 16: Organising People for Design (2/4)
  69. Chapter 16: Organising People for Design (3/4)
  70. Chapter 16: Organising People for Design (4/4)
  71. Chapter 17: Design Management (1/4)
  72. Chapter 17: Design Management (2/4)
  73. Chapter 17: Design Management (3/4)
  74. Chapter 17: Design Management (4/4)
  75. Glossary (1/2)
  76. Glossary (2/2)
  77. Appendix A: Reliability and Safety Methods (1/2)
  78. Appendix A: Reliability and Safety Methods (2/2)
  79. Appendix B: Testing
  80. Appendix C: Phase and Review Definitions for Product Manufacturing System Intersecting Cycles (1/4)
  81. Appendix C: Phase and Review Definitions for Product Manufacturing System Intersecting Cycles (2/4)
  82. Appendix C: Phase and Review Definitions for Product Manufacturing System Intersecting Cycles (3/4)
  83. Appendix C: Phase and Review Definitions for Product Manufacturing System Intersecting Cycles (4/4)
  84. Appendix D: Throughput Lead Time Analysis (1/2)
  85. Appendix D: Throughput Lead Time Analysis (2/2)
  86. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Design Synthesis
  • Author(s): Graeme Arthur Britton, Seppo Torvinen
  • Release date: October 2013
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781439881651