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020			_a978-81-203-4427-3
028			_bAllied Informatics, Jaipur _c5712 _d17/12/2018 _q2018-19
040			_aBSDU _bEnglish _cBSDU
082			_a658.575 2 _bKUM
100			_aKumar, Prashant
245			_aProduct Design: Creativity, concepts and usability
260			_aNew Delhi _bPHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. _c2012
300			_a317
500			_aThis book presents a well-organized structure for learning the process of designing a product. Creativity and Concepts are the two major elements of product design emphasized in the book. Usability is also stressed as an important aspect of product design because it is advantageous to know the requirements of the users and their expectations. The book extensively describes the concept of problem formulation through user centred design (UCD) survey, need statements and major requirements, and specifications and constraints. It also addresses the concept of idea generation of a formulated problem with the help of an idea-rack and optimization through configuration exploration. The text explains several other concepts of product design, such as product life cycle, design phases, simplicity, richness and complexity, uncoupled and decoupled designs, risk management, synthesis and analysis, interdisciplinary approach, and flexibility. The book is eminently suitable for the students of mechanical engineering, besides being useful to students of all engineering disciplines. Academics will find this text useful for the introduction of an interdisciplinary course on product design either at the senior undergraduate degree level or at the postgraduate level.
504			_aContents: Preface Acknowledgements 1. DESIGN AS A DISCIPLINE 2. PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE 3. DESIGN PHASES 4. FORMULATION: PART 1 USER CENTRED DESIGN SURVEY 5. FORMULATION: PART 2 NEED STATEMENT AND MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 6. FORMULATION: PART 3 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS 7. IDEA-RACK 8. OPTIMIZATION THROUGH CONFIGURATION EXPLORATION 9. USABILITY CONSIDERATIONS 10. SIMPLICITY, COMPLEXITY AND RICHNESS 11. DECISION MAKING 12. UNCOUPLED, DECOUPLED AND COUPLED DESIGNS 13. PRODUCTS OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC SOCIETIES 14. SUITABLE LIFE STYLE References and Suggested Reading Index
520			_aKEY FEATURES : Many examples of products from day-to-day life. Concept explanation using case studies and anecdotes. Discussions on philosophical, creative, and conceptual aspects of design process.
650			_aManagement
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