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Product Design and Development, 5th edition

Product Design and Development, Fifth Edition, blends the perspectives of marketing, design, and manufacturing into a single approach to product development. As a result, the book provides students with an appreciation for the realities of industrial practice and for the complex and essential roles played by the various members of product development teams. For industrial practitioners, in particular, the book provides a set of product development methods that can be put into immediate practice on development projects.

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In addition, an industrial example or case study illustrates every method in the book. A different product example is used in each chapter to add interest and to illustrate that the methods can be applied to a wide range of products, from industrial equipment to consumer goods.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 415 pages

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