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Sustainability in Engineering Design
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Sustainability in Engineering Design

by Anthony Johnson, Andy Gibson
February 2014
Intermediate to advanced
442 pages
13h 36m
English
Academic Press
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Chapter 4

The Tools of the Design Process and Management of Design

Abstract

This chapter examines the tools and methods that make up the design process. The development process is detailed in general terms, followed by a look at the need for a systematic approach to design. Design techniques including brainstorming, TILMAG, and the morphological box are considered in detail, and the chapter concludes with an overview of some relevant project management tools.

Keywords

Product development

Concept generation

Systematic approach

Brainstorming

TILMAG

Morphological box

4.1 Introduction

4.1.1 Product development: an introduction

The economic success of manufacturing companies depends on their ability to identify the needs of customers and to create products that ...

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ISBN: 9780080993690