Since the publication of the first edition of Integrated Product and Process Design and Development‎:‎ The Product Realization Process more than a decade ago‎,‎ the product realization process has undergone a number of significant changes‎.‎ Reflecting these advances‎,‎ this second edition presents a thorough treatment of the modern tools used in the integrated product realization process and places the product realization process in its new context‎.‎ See what’s new in the Second Edition‎:‎ Bio‎-inspired concept generation and TRIZ Computing manufacturing cost‎,‎ costs of ownership‎,‎ and life‎-cycle costs of products Engineered plastics‎,‎ ceramics‎,‎ composites‎,‎ and smart materials Role of innovation New manufacturing methods‎:‎ in‎-mold assembly and layered manufacturing This book discusses how to translate customer needs into product requirements and specifications‎.‎ It then provides methods to determine a product’s total costs‎,‎ including cost of ownership‎,‎ and covers how to generate and evaluate product concepts‎.‎ The authors examine methods for turning product concepts into actual products by considering development steps such as materials and manufacturing processes selection‎,‎ assembly methods‎,‎ environmental aspects‎,‎ reliability‎,‎ and aesthetics‎,‎ to name a few‎.‎ They also introduce the design of experiments and the six sigma philosophy as means of attaining quality‎.‎ To be globally viable‎,‎ corporations need to produce innovative‎,‎ visually appealing‎,‎ quality products within shorter development times‎.‎ Filled with checklists‎,‎ guidelines‎,‎ strategies‎,‎ and examples‎,‎ this book provides proven methods for creating competitively priced quality products‎.‎