This is Volume 1 of a report addressing the future of American industry. It has been written in
response to the transformation of manufacturing practices that is currently in progress …

The author explores the need for improved modeling and analysis support to make DFE
(design for environment) a practical aspect of integrated product development. He points out …

This book describes a vision of manufacturing in the twenty-first century that maximizes
efficiencies and improvements by exploiting the full power of information and provides a …

Integrated product development (IPD) is becoming a standard practice for manufacturers of
complex systems, and has been incorporated into the DoD's draft Mil‐Spec 499B. The IPD …

The scope of systems engineering has rapidly expanded to encompass the full life cycle of
system development, deployment and support. A number of important issues arise during …