Creating Innovative Products Using Total Design [Hardcover]

Stuart Pugh (Author)

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Publication Date: April 24, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0201634856 | ISBN-13: 978-0201634853 | Edition: 1st

The pioneer of the Total Design movement, Stuart Pugh, created the framework for a structured and methodical design process that is being adopted by an ever-increasing number of companies today.Pugh's seminal book, Total Design, provides ground-breaking insights from a great visionary. This new work, Creating Innovative Products Using Total Design: The Living Legacy of Stuart Pugh, now allows the reader to benefit from Pugh's practical experiences that made him a legacy in product design and development. Chapter summaries by the eminent Dr. Don Clausing and Dr. Ron Andrade position the importance of Pugh's work in today's engineering design world.Every product development professional should have a copy of this book because it covers the entire spectrum of the product design process. In particular, it emphasizes that a total design approach - in all its complexity - is absolutely essential for consistent success in product development. In this book, you will find Pugh's most famous work, "Concept Selection - A Method that Works," describing innovative techniques that were put to the test so successfully for General Motors's Saturn project. You will also learn about the 34 elements of Pugh's Product Design Specification, the core of his design methodology.In addition, Pugh takes a close look at Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and knowledge-based engineering, relating them to the concepts of static and dynamic design. The book also offers a careful analysis of the human side of product design, addressing team dynamics, management techniques, and the processes that foster creativity and steady progress. 0201634856B04062001

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About the Author

Before his recent death, Stuart Pugh was head of the Design Division at Strathclyde University in Scotland. His career in industry included service as Chief Engineer and then Divisional Manager with the English Electric Company, as well as numerous design positions with the British Aircraft Corporation and the Marconi Company. He consulted with numerous companies in the United States, including DIGITAL and General Motors, on some of their most successful products.Don Clausingis highly respected in the field of Total Quality Development. Dr. Clausing is the Xerox Fellow in Competitive Product Development at M.I.T.Ron Andrade is highly respected in the field of Total Quality Development. Dr. Andrade is Professor of Product Development and Quality Management at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 0201634856AB04062001

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman; 1st edition (April 24, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201634856
• ISBN-13: 978-0201634853
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,724,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Engineer's Guide to Product Development, June 14, 2000

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This review is from: Creating Innovative Products Using Total Design (Hardcover)

While this book is written for engineers to understand the principles of the product development process, anyone involved within the process can benefit from the models. The book is actually a collection of essays from the author. There is some overlapping material, but for the designer, it makes the models easier to understand. I would recommend this text to anyone who is trying to get a grasp on the communication levels of the product development cycle. It stresses the importance of interdepartmental dependence and how each element fits into the models.