By Howard C. Crabb
This book, a co-publication effort between ASME Press and theSociety for Manufacturing Engineers, discusses, in business terms,reinventing the new product development processes for engineeredproducts.
The major elements of product development are described: issuesfacing all companies and benefits of change; evolution ofcomputer-based technology used in the process; discussions ofactions for reinventing the process; overview of best practices,including case studies and examples; trends in product development;call for action and steps for getting started and terms related toproduct development and manufacturing.