Product design

Within manufacturing industries, lean manufacturing and systems rooted in lean principles stand out as the most effective tool used to enhance productivity, quality, and comprehensive economic, environmental, and social sustainability.

The text discusses both theoretical and technological aspects of the Industry 4.

An Archaeology of Materials sets out a new approach to the study of raw materials.

Designing with Smell aims to inspire readers to actively consider smell in their work through the inclusion of case studies from around the world, highlighting the current use of smell in different cutting-edge design and artistic practices.

Sustainability in the Design, Synthesis and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Processes is an edited collection of contributions from leaders in their field.

There currently exists an abundance of materials selection advice for designers suited to solving technical product requirements.

Scaling Chemical Processes: Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering is one of a series of short texts that each provides a focused introductory view on a single subject.

Whereas innovation has become part of daily language, in practice, realizing new product and new service development is a complex and daunting task for engineers, design engineering managers, managers, and those involved in other functions in organizations.

Welcome to the future, where you can talk with the digital things around you: voice assistants, chatbots, and more.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Samurai mit "Die große Zeit der Samurai - Der lange Weg des Kriegers vom alten Japan in die Moderne".

Exploring the practical, entrepreneurial, and historical aspects of medical device development, this second edition of The Medical Device R&D Handbook provides a how-to guide for medical device product development.

In today's rapidly changing business landscape, organizations are challenged not only to adapt to evolving market dynamics but to excel in the face of uncertainty.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future of autonomous road vehicles for professionals and students.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future of autonomous road vehicles for professionals and students.

Instructional Design for Organizational Justice prepares instructional designers to use culturally relevant, performance-based learning materials and environments that improve organizational and workplace learning experiences for today's diverse, globalized contexts.

This book is devoted to the customization design of product/service system (PSS), making use of a systematic design process and a number of methods, especially Industrial Customer Activity Cycle Analysis, Service Quality Function Deployment, Service Function and Attribute Analysis, Modified Service Blueprint, Multi-Objective Optimization and Multi-Criteria Recommendation Method.

This book discusses the existing management approaches for dealing with changes, namely readiness, maturity, and resilience.

Today, only having information is insufficient for a competitive advantage.

With the first appointment of the outstanding performance artist Marina Abramovic to the Pina Bausch Professorship at the Folkwang University of the Arts, the focus in the 2022-23 academic year was placed on transdisciplinarity, artistic daring and social awareness.

Observar la naturaleza y aprender de ella es una cualidad humana, pero lo que realmente importa es identificar cómo hace para permanecer armónica, bella, funcional, práctica, eficiente y adaptable.

La intuición y las corazonadas son como puertas que se abren para permitir que salga algo oculto del interior.

Cómo vestirse, qué método usar para preparar café por la mañana, qué recorrido elegir para ir a trabajar, cómo organizar una presentación universitaria, cuál es la estrategia de marketing adecuada para un producto que sale al mercado, cómo escribir un libro o planificar una campaña política, todas estas situaciones son, o pueden ser, diseñadas.

Products that Flow offers an insight in the short lives of different products with a quickly dropping value.

This book questions the current definition of what makes a product sustainable and argues that a holistic approach to sustainable product design is required, one that considers all aspects of a product's life cycle from design to production, to use and then final disposal.

Découvrez le monde fascinant du vin de riz japonais dans *« Saké : l'art du vin de riz japonais - La culture de la boisson nationale du Japon »*.

El diseño industrial se ha convertido en una herramienta imprescindible en la concepción de los productos.

Una obra transversal para muchas disciplinas de diseño que trata sobre métodos de realizar modelos y prototipos de ensayo explicados en la práctica y con un fin didáctico.

Adobe apostó hace años por un programa para el diseño vectorial que permitiera a sus usuarios crear dibujos de forma libre y sencilla, Illustrator.

¿Por qué los teléfonos modernos tienen teclas que no sirven para nada?

Most successful organizations recognize Maintenance Parts and Procurement as a critical success factor to Asset Management Excellence and their fundamental supply chain value proposition.

Actualmente, la industria de la moda necesita de especialistas capaces de desarrollar, en tiempo limitado, nuevos modelos económicamente aptos para la producción y satisfactorios para la creciente demanda de los consumidores.

Winner of the 2024 Business Book Awards (Change & Sustainability category)Winner of the Bronze Axiom Business Book Award 2024 in the Philanthropy / Non Profit / Sustainability category.

Die drei unveräußerlichen Grundrechte der amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung - das Recht auf Leben und Freiheit, das Streben nach Glück - bilden das Fundament des American Way of Life - ein Fundament, das im Zeitalter des Konsums seine Entsprechung in der Familie, dem Automobil und dem Vorstadtheim findet.

New product design and development is often the result of personal vision.

Dieses Buch führt Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene Schritt für Schritt mit vielen Praxisbeispielen in die führende Programmiersprache für Messtechnik "LabVIEW" ein.

Le katana, symbole de la culture japonaise et des arts martiaux, n'est pas simplement une simple épée mais un reflet de l'histoire, de la philosophie et du savoir-faire du Japon.

Ein renommierter Expertenkreis aus Kolleginnen und Kollegen untermauert in dieser Festschrift zum 65.

Genug gebastelt: Jetzt sind echte Kerle am Werk!

Exklusive Anleitungen für edle Designstücke aus Holz, Seil, Papier und anderen Gebrauchtmaterialien: Erhalten.

Real-Time Visibility in Supply Chain Management applies the paradox theory to understand why real-time visibility expectations and aspirations do not meet supply chain realities.

Winner of the 2026 Shingo Publication Award and the 2026 International Lean Six Sigma Institute (ILSSI) book award!

Have you ever wondered why some products or services just felt right to you?

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the sustainable design of products, services, or related systems.

It's scary in the boardroom.

Blockchain, metaverse, and digital payment technologies, collectively called digital ecosystem, have received much attention from academia, regulators, and industry alike.