Product design

With large amounts of revenue at stake, process industries are focusing more on turnaround management as they strive to lengthen the interval between turnarounds.

Advocating a user-centered approach to medical technology design, this book covers the essential processes and specific techniques necessary to produce safe, effective, usable, and appealing medical systems and products.

Creativity and Innovation in the Fashion Business explores the ways in which creativity and innovation play a central role across the fashion industry, paying particular attention to design and technical perspectives.

Linking comfort and design, this book is the first reference to explore the comfort/discomfort paradigm.

Découvrez le monde de la céramique japonaise : du Raku au KutaniPlongez dans le monde fascinant de la poterie japonaise !

Most organizations fail to tap into the gamechanging power of research.

Quality management systems are essential for businesses to meet customer needs, ranging from product control to enterprise-wide process management.

A major tool for quality control and management, statistical process control (SPC) monitors sequential processes, such as production lines and Internet traffic, to ensure that they work stably and satisfactorily.

Using clear, approachable examples, Universal and Accessible Design for Products, Services, and Processes defines and differentiates accessible versus universal design, and explores their relationship in a broad societal and global context.

The second edition of a bestseller, this book discusses an integrated product and process designA that has been successfully used to conceptualize, design, and rapidly product competitively-priced quality products.

The ongoing impact of Industry 4.

Constricting styles and limited clothing choices can restrict a person with a disability from fully participating in social communities, employment and gatherings that have an unspoken dress code.

This book is a comprehensive guide that equips organizations and individuals with the necessary tools and knowledge to streamline operations, optimize resources, and deliver superior customer value through implementing lean Six Sigma methodologies.

With the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the implementation of the nine pillars of technology has taken a firm root, especially after the post-COVID pandemic era.

A stylish and informative guide to the best of Midcentury Modern chair design.

With the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the implementation of the nine pillars of technology has taken a firm root, especially after the post-COVID pandemic era.

This book is a comprehensive guide that equips organizations and individuals with the necessary tools and knowledge to streamline operations, optimize resources, and deliver superior customer value through implementing lean Six Sigma methodologies.

The chaise-longue by Le Corbusier, the radio by Rams, the chair by Eames designers make things into cult objects and become icons themselves.

A nostalgic A-Z of the most special and well-remembered 60s, 70s and 80s cars, with stylish illustrations accompanied by warm, humorous personal memories.

This book brilliantly illustrates how blockchain and Web3 are revolutionizing value exchange in society.

At a time of growing environmental concerns and an urgent need for sustainable solutions, the intersection of blockchain technology and environmental sustainability is emerging as a powerful force for positive change.

At a time of growing environmental concerns and an urgent need for sustainable solutions, the intersection of blockchain technology and environmental sustainability is emerging as a powerful force for positive change.

Exam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: Design and TechnologyFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Target success in AQA A Level Design and Technology (Product Design) with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.

Design for Impact is a downtoearth A/B testing guide.

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.

Constricting styles and limited clothing choices can restrict a person with a disability from fully participating in social communities, employment and gatherings that have an unspoken dress code.

Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers explains why the traditional materials planning environment, typically embodied by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, is an ineffective support system for a company that wants to adopt Lean practices.

Closed-loop supply chain activities such as remanufacturing, recycling, dismantling for spare parts, and reverse logistics have helped many companies tap into new revenue streams by finding secondary markets for their products, all while reducing their overall carbon footprint.

This new book in The LEAN Playbook Series supplies step-by-step guidelines on how to properly implement 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Scrub, Standardize, Sustain) and the visual workplace.

Developed in the early 70s in Japan, the Kansei Engineering (KE) method gives you the tools to develop profitable and well-received products and services.

This book introduces Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to engineers and managers interested in implementing LSS at their organizations.

Although we now have sophisticated algorithms and techniques for determining the shapes and sizes and for matching the fit between shoes and feet, few, if any, of the books currently available cover these new technologies until now.

"Von Lean zu Agile: UX-Design für die moderne Produktentwicklung" von Jonas F.

The application of futures thinking in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has become increasingly important in recent years.

The Impact of a PhD on Design Practice assesses the value and impact of design PhDs for design practitioners, exploring in detail and through perspectives from a range of international designers how a doctorate can develop research and critical thinking skills that will enhance their professional practice.

This volume discusses pleasurable design- a part of the traditional usability design and evaluation methodologies.

Hiroyuki Hirano's five pillars of the visual workplace: sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain are the most fundamental and often overlooked aspects in continuous improvement initiatives.

This foundational resource on the topic of tabletop game accessibility provides actionable guidelines on how to make games accessible for people with disabilities.

Most business readers have heard of the Lean principles developed for factories a set of tools and ideas that have enabled companies to dramatically boost quality by reducing waste and errors producing more while using less.

The Impact of a PhD on Design Practice assesses the value and impact of design PhDs for design practitioners, exploring in detail and through perspectives from a range of international designers how a doctorate can develop research and critical thinking skills that will enhance their professional practice.

In the decade since the publication of Rajan Suri's landmark book, Quick Response Manufacturing, the innovative principles of QRM have been proven with impressive results at many companies, big and small, in a variety of industries.

This foundational resource on the topic of tabletop game accessibility provides actionable guidelines on how to make games accessible for people with disabilities.

This book argues for the value of the material prototype as a critical site of design innovation, through a series of design and architectural case studies.

Is it possible to be repetitive and flexible at the same time?

If a major event such as a terrorist attack, 7.

The Lean Anthology: A Practical Primer in Continual Improvement presents operations management case studies that illustrate a Lean process improvement journey.

When I was first given the job of managing a small plastics factory back in 1989, I quickly realized that most of the books and teaching on Lean Manufacturing were designed for big companies and were not relevant to my factory.

Hailed as a groundbreaking and important textbook upon its initial publication, the latest iteration of Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly does not rest on those laurels.

An understanding of psychology-specifically the psychology behind how users behave and interact with digital interfaces-is perhaps the single most valuable nondesign skill a designer can have.

Managing operations is an integral part of all business and comprises a number of components, including quality management, production planning, supply chain management, logistics, and inventory control.