Design for Excellence contains papers from a conference organised by Brunel University. This book will be useful for designers, engineers, software developers, and other technologists working in a wide variety of engineering applications. Both those working in industry and in the academic environment will want to have access to this valuble resource.CONTENTS INCLUDE: A strategic overview of UK product developmentTechnology management – a methodology towards achieving design excellence within the pharmaceutical industryDesigning safer systems – the application of human factors methodsFrom environmental assessment results to DFE product changes – an evaluation of quantitative and qualitative methodsDesign determines 70 percent of cost? A review ofimplications for design evaluationUsing correlation chains to link customer requirements and physical lawsHow to manage ‘3-GEN’ products and servicesStrain based shallow shell finite element for circular cylindrical shellsValidation of manufacturing facilities in the pharmaceuticals industryThe use of formal design techniques in the development of a model deviceAesthetic intelligence – optimizing user-centred designTendering for engineering contractsAn investigation on specifications – component, source information areas, and contents

Design for Excellence contains papers from a conference organised by Brunel University. This book will be useful for designers, engineers, software developers, and other technologists working in a wide variety of engineering applications. Both those working in industry and in the academic environment will want to have access to this valuble resource.CONTENTS INCLUDE: A strategic overview of UK product developmentTechnology management – a methodology towards achieving design excellence within the pharmaceutical industryDesigning safer systems – the application of human factors methodsFrom environmental assessment results to DFE product changes – an evaluation of quantitative and qualitative methodsDesign determines 70 percent of cost? A review ofimplications for design evaluationUsing correlation chains to link customer requirements and physical lawsHow to manage ‘3-GEN’ products and servicesStrain based shallow shell finite element for circular cylindrical shellsValidation of manufacturing facilities in the pharmaceuticals industryThe use of formal design techniques in the development of a model deviceAesthetic intelligence – optimizing user-centred designTendering for engineering contractsAn investigation on specifications – component, source information areas, and contents