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Provides an evolutionary perspective on the origin of products. Offers a method to give designers directions in New Product Development.
List of contents
1. On the origin of products; 2. Technological innovation as an evolutionary process; 3. Lineage; 4. Product evolution; 5. Evolutionary product development: product phases; 6. Retrospective case surveys based on product phases; 7. Retrospective case study of general lighting solutions and the compact fluorescent lamp; 8. Retrospective case study of the child restraint system; 9. Example showing the application of the theory in the work of Maarten Michel; 10. Abstracts of the most important theories used in this book; 11. Conclusion: evolution in products; Appendix; References; Index.
About the author
Arthur. O. Eger is a Professor of Product Design. He has a broad experience in industrial design engineering, wrote and edited over fifteen books, and published over 100 articles and papers. He is a member and Chairman of the Board of the Department of Industrial Design Engineering of KIVI, the Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands.Huub Ehlhardt has studied Industrial Design Engineering at Technische Universiteit Delft and worked on a Ph.D. project at Universiteit Twente. He has worked over twenty years in different roles in the manufacturing industry.
Summary
Explains the origin of new types of products in evolutionary terms. The authors describe the relevant literature and case studies to place their theory in context, and use their theory to create predictions on the most likely next step in the evolution of a product, offering practical tools for those involved in new product development.
