Design for profitability : guidelines to cost effectively manage the development process of complex products

Content: Analysis and Modelling of the Product Development ProcessProduct Versus Process in Developing Complex ProductsModels and Methods of Conducting Product Design and DevelopmentIndustry and ProfitabilityDimensions of and Approaches to Managing the Product Development ProcessApproaches to Understanding and Managing the Product Development ProcessDimensions of the Interdisciplinary Design Process of Complex ProductsRecommended Approach to Understanding and Managing the Product Development ProcessResearch Methodologies to Understand the Product Development ProcessResearch Methodologies to Understand the Product Development ProcessResearch Methods and Phases in Engineering Design ManagementOther Classifications of Research Methodologies to Understand the Product Development ProcessTypes of DataSamplingStatistical ErrorsData Collection MethodsEngineering Design ExperimentsSelected Industrial Sectors for the ExperimentsResearch QuestionsResearch Hypotheses Research Validity and VerificationRecommended Research Methodology Design Experiments: Description and OutcomeQuasi-Experiment ResearchQuasi-Experiments Research OutcomeStatistical Analysis' Results on the Experiments' OutcomesResults of Analysis of Bivariate Correlation with the Technical Attributes of Product SuccessResults of Analysis of Bivariate Correlation of the Positively Correlated Design Activity with the Technical Attributes of Product Success Results of Analysis of Bivariate Correlation of the Negatively Correlated Design Activity with the Technical Attributes of Product Success Results of Dependency Analysis Using Bivariate Correlation and Partial Correlation Analyses Reliability Analysis Results Assumptions in the Reliability Analysis Verification and Validation of the Results of the Quasi- Experiments Research Validation and Verification of the Hybrid Approach Through Case Studies Implication of Percentage of Variation in Technical Performance Due to the Design Variables (r2)Implications and Conclusions of Research FindingsActivities and Strategies of the System Design Dimension That Are Correlated and Uncorrelated with the Technical Attributes of Product Success Design Activities and Strategies of the Project Management Dimension That Are Correlated and Uncorrelated with the Technical Attributes of Product Success Design Activities and Strategies of the Mechanical Subsystem Dimension That Are Correlated and Uncorrelated with the Technical Attributes of Product Success Activities and Strategies of the Electronics Subsystem Dimension That Are Correlated and Uncorrelated Design with the Technical Attributes of Product Success Design Activities and Strategies of the Software Subsystem Dimension That Are Correlated and Uncorrelated with the Technical Attributes of Product Success Implications of the Experimental Observations Implications of the Research Hypotheses Implications of the Main Findings of the Statistical Analysis Hybrid Lean-Agile Design Paradigm Conclusions of the Quasi-Experiments Summary and Major ContributionsConcluding Remarks and Future Research DirectionsConcluding Remarks Directions for Future Research Appendix A: Design Management Research Questionnaire on the Integrated Design ProjectAppendix B: Design Management Research Questionnaire on the Structural Design ProjectAppendix C: Design Activities and StrategiesReferencesIndex