Front Matter; Introduction; Cost Responsibility of the Product Developers; Cost Management for Product Development; Methodology and Organization of Cost Management for Product Development; Influencing the Lifecycle Costs; Influencing the Total Costs; Factors that influence Manufacturing Costs and Procedures for Cost Reduction; Fundamentals of Cost Accounting for Product Development; Early Identification of Costs during Product Development -- Development-Concurrent Cost Calculations; Examples; Back Matter
Summary
Covers cost-driven product design and development. This book describes the methodology and organization of cost management, as well as the effects on each type of cost. It also offers tried and tested methods for understanding, influencing and reducing product costs and is suitable for students, as well as for practicing engineers
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-535) and index
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