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Informationen zum Autor Peter Flinn, is a chartered engineer with more than 40 years of industrial experience. He worked in the aircraft, commercial vehicle, rail and process industries holding chief engineer, head of engineering and managing director positions. In recent years, he led the creation of the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry and the Aerospace Technology Institute in Cranfield, both in the UK. Throughout his career, he has had a keen, practical interest in product development. Klappentext An authoritative guide to new product development for early career engineers and engineering studentsManaging Technology and Product Development Programmes provides a clear framework and essential guide for understanding how research ideas and new technologies are developed into reliable products which can sold successfully in the private or business marketplace. Drawing on the author's practical experience in a variety of engineering industries, this important book fills a gap in the product development literature. It links back into the engineering processes that drives the actual creation of products and represents the practical realisation of innovation.Comprehensive in scope, the book reviews all elements of new product development. The topics discussed range from the economics of new product development, the quality processes, prototype development, manufacturing processes, determining customer needs, value proposition and testing. Whilst the book is designed with an emphasis on engineered products, the principles can be applied to other fields as well. This important resource:* Takes a holistic approach to new product development* Links technology and product development to business needs* Structures technology and product development from the basic idea to the completed off-the-shelf product* Explores the broad range of skills and the technical expertise needed when developing new products* Details the various levels of new technologies and products and how to track where they are in the development cycleWritten for engineers and students in engineering, as well as a more experienced audience, and for those funding technology development, Managing Technology and Product Development Programmes offers a thorough understanding of the skills and information engineers need in order to successfully convert ideas and technologies into products that are fit for the marketplace. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Why Write This Book? 1 1.2 Importance of the Product Development Process 3 1.3 Perspective of This Book 3 1.4 Intended Readership 4 1.5 Science, Technology, Innovation, Engineering, and Product Development 4 1.6 The Changing Nature of Engineering 5 1.7 The Fourth Industrial Revolution 7 1.8 Scope of This Book 7 1.9 Structure of This Book 8 1.10 Reading Sequence 10 References 10 2 Engineering as a Process 13 2.1 Background 13 2.2 The Basic Components of the Process 13 2.3 Expenditure on Research and Development 15 2.4 Economic Returns from R&D Work 17 2.5 Science as the Precursor of Technology 18 2.6 Iteration as the Heart of the Process 19 2.7 Impact of Low-Cost Computing 20 2.8 A Nonlinear Process? 20 2.9 Multiple, Parallel Activities 21 2.10 Right First Time versus Iteration 22 2.11 Lean Thinking Approach 22 2.12 Cost of Problem Resolution 23 2.13 Risk versus Time 24 2.14 Creativity versus Risk Management 26 2.15 Early Detection of Problems 28 2.16 Management of Change 28 2.17 Management of Learning 29 2.18 Governance of the Process 30 2.19 Formal Quality Management Systems 30 2.20 Concluding Points 31 References 32 3 Evaluating the Maturity of Developing Technology 35 3.1 Background 35...
