Product design : practical guide to systematic methods of new product design and development / Mike Baxter.
By: Baxter, Mike
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BookPublisher: London : Chapman & Hall, 1995 (1996)Description: xiv, 308 p. : ill ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0412632306.Subject(s): Industrial design | Industrial design -- ManagementDDC classification: 658.5752 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 658.5752 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00068944 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This text should be usefel for anyone involved in the design of new products for manufacture. It offers both a systematic and practical approach to the development of new products. It offers a way of tackling the often haphazard and unstructured task of developing new products for manufacture. Special features of this edition include: practical step-by-step instructions on systematic design methods; structured approach to product styling; comprehensive coverage from business planning to detail design; and usage of familiar products as examples.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index.
Principles of new product development -- The principles of product styling -- The principles of creativity -- The innovative company -- Product planning - opportunity specification -- Concept design -- Product planning - Creating quality, adding value -- Embodiment and detail design.