This book discusses cost-related factors in the design process that have an impact on product development. It offers tried and tested methods for understanding, influencing, and reducing product costs.
The numerous examples and detailed derivations of results provide the practical user with problem solutions and hints. While primarily for practicing engineers and engineering managers, this book will also be of interest for graduate students in product design and manufacturing.
The German-language edition of this book has been a bestseller in Central Europe since it first appeared in 1985. This is the first English-language edition, and it is co-published by ASME Press and Springer-Verlag (Germany).
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Cost Responsibility of the Product Developers
Chapter 3 : Cost Management for Product Development
Chapter 4 : Methodology and Organization of Cost Management for Product Development
Chapter 5 : Influencing the Lifecycle Costs
Chapter 6 : Influencing the Total Costs
Chapter 7 : Factors that Influence Manufacturing Costs and Procedures for Cost Reduction
Chapter 8 : Fundamentals of Cost Accounting for Product Development
Chapter 9 : Early Identification of Costs During Product Development - Development-Concurrent Cost Calculations
Chapter 10 : Examples
Appendix : Help for Cost Reduction
Literature
Index
