Dym, Little and Orwin's Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction, 4th Edition gets
students actively involved with conceptual design methods and project management tools …

Science and engineering students depend heavily on concepts of mathematical modeling.
In an age where almost everything is done on a computer, author Clive Dym believes that …

In this paper, we present the importance of using a single criterion approach to Decision-
Based Design (DBD) by examining the limitations of multicriteria approaches. We propose in …

Collaborative engineering is the practical application of collaboration sciences to the
engineering domain. In today's highly connected technology-driven economy, the …

SPACE system engineers have been developing effective systems for about 50 years, and
their accomplishments are a testament to human ingenuity. In addition to tackling the …

Concurrent engineering encourages holistic product development, considering all aspects
of the product in design decisions.“Design for X”(DFX) techniques are popular for doing this …

Rather than developing methods to address problems as they occur, the effort in this paper
is to formulate methods based on an explicit theory. Methods developed in this way have …

Designers routinely rank alternatives in a variety of settings using a staple of comparison,
the pairwise comparison. In recent years questions have been raised about the use of such …

This paper evaluates the Pugh Controlled Convergence method and its relationship to
recent developments in design theory. Computer executable models are proposed …

Quality function deployment (QFD) is a popular tool for product development in industry.
QFD aims at setting targets for product characteristics so that products optimally meet …