Overview
Product development is a major determinant of quality and cost as companies throughout the world struggle to optimize product development processes. Engineering tasks are usually implicitly assumed to be a primarily technical activity, but in reality they also feature numerous nontechnical factors. This book focuses on the inter-relationships of social, technical, and organizational aspects of the product development process. Cases observed in industry and research laboratories are presented and interpreted based on the socio-technical system approach (Emery/Trist) of examining the reciprocal relationship between the technical and the social subsystems. This book is primarily intended for engineering and quality professionals who want to know the limitations of up-to-date methods used in product development, examine the so-called soft factors by means of grounded studies of their effect on R&D performance and not only to acknowledge the influence of soft factors, but to actively consider their potential to improve the work environment. Academic researchers of the topic should also find many references and material for advanced courses on project and quality management. In addition to numerous cases from the aerospace industry, its general solution concepts are generalizable to other industries in which the high degree of product complexity necessitates effective interaction among different disciplines. The historical evaluation is neither intended for introductory purposes nor to propose a return to the past, but as a survey of the relevant factors to be applied in present and future projects.
Full Product Details
Author: E.S. Kamata ,
Eberhard Ulich
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition: 2002 ed.
Volume: 14
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 1.730kg
ISBN: 9781402008078
ISBN 10: 1402008074
Pages: 413
Publication Date: 31 October 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Eginaldo Shizuo Kamata holds a degree in Electronics Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil, as well as a Ph.D. in Administration Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He draws on profound academic research as well as a wealth of practical experience in avionics, telecommunications, systems control, and the space industry. His professional biography includes activities in development, quality of development, reliability, testability, and university lecturing. He also holds a commercial pilot license.
