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Teaching Materials To Accompany:: Product Design and Development

This document provides an introduction to the textbook "Product Design and Development" by Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger. It outlines the different stages of research and development from basic research to technology development to product development. It notes that competitiveness is now based more on product development capabilities. Examples of innovative consumer products are also provided that demonstrate creating value through good design.

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Teaching Materials To Accompany:: Product Design and Development

This document provides an introduction to the textbook "Product Design and Development" by Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger. It outlines the different stages of research and development from basic research to technology development to product development. It notes that competitiveness is now based more on product development capabilities. Examples of innovative consumer products are also provided that demonstrate creating value through good design.

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Introduction

Teaching materials to accompany:


Product Design and Development
Chapter 1
Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger
5th Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2012.
Research and Development

R T D
Basic Technology Product
Research Development Development
• Discovery process • Loosely structured • Structured methods
• No set timing • Difficult to plan • Planned timing
• Unpredictable returns • Less predictable • Predictable outcome
• Long term • Medium term • Short term
Changing Dimensions of
Competition

Manufacturing: Product Development:


Cost and Quality Features and Function

Competitiveness today is more than ever based


on product development capability.
Creating Value through
Product Development:

It’s all about the product.


Apple: Simply Better Products
Black & Decker Snake Light
GoodGrips Angled
Measuring Cups
Target Prescription Pill Bottle
Bodum Pavina Glasses
iRobot Roomba
Textbook
Product Design and Development
Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger
5th edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2012.
1. Introduction
2. Development Processes and Organizations
3. Opportunity Identification
4. Product Planning
5. Identifying Customer Needs
6. Product Specifications
7. Concept Generation
8. Concept Selection
9. Concept Testing
10. Product Architecture
11. Industrial Design
12. Design for Environment
13. Design for Manufacturing
14. Prototyping
15. Robust Design
16. Patents and Intellectual Property
17. Product Development Economics
18. Managing Projects
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