Product Realization: A Comprehensive Approach is based on selected papers presented at the International Conference on Comprehensive Product Realization 2007 (ICCPR2007). The extended papers will provide the opportunity for scholars from all around the world to discuss their academic programs, identify research opportunities, and initiate joint research programs in the area of comprehensive product realization. Engineering design has evolved from an isolated semi-empirical activity to a highly interconnected, multidisciplinary product realization collaborative process.The scope of the book will focus on a number of themes within the framework of the conference that are deemed essential to educating the next generation of students and practicing engineers in the area of product realization.

First book to offer a comprehensive overview of product realization

Product Life Cycle and Assessment Parameters.- Collaborative Optimization and Application of Active Suspension.- Back to the Future: Product Lifecycle Management and the Virtualization of Product Information.- Measuring the Impact of Product Lifecycle Management: Process Plan, Waste Reduction and Innovations Conceptual Frameworks, and Logic Model for Developing Metrics.- Reliability-Based Collaborative Design Platform for Hydraulic Actuation System.- The 4+1 Dynamic Management System of Lifecycle.- A PLM Tools Taxonomy to Support Product Realization Process: A Solar Racing Car Case Study.- Social Issues of Product Lifecycle Management: Developing Cross Cultural Virtual Teams; Supporting Today#x2019;s Green Manufacturing Imperative; Educating and Preparing Tomorrow#x2019;s Workforce; and Impacting Inter-Organizational Relationships in Supp.- Product Design Optimization: An Interdisciplinary Approach.- A Comprehensive Business Approach to Product Realization Using Service Oriented Architecture.- Integration of Collaborative Engineering Design Using Teamcenter Community in Mechanical Engineering Curricula.