Systematic Mechanical Designing: A Cost and Management Pespective

By Mahendra Hundal

This volume is both a pratical,how to book for the design/manufacturing professional and a definitive text for students of design engineering. The author examines the importance of systematic designing and estimating costs during the design process - a time when it can be controlled most effectively. Cost models based on operations, weight, material, throughput parameters, physical relationships, regression analysis, and similarity laws help illustrate the various techniques.