Includes index.

The design process -- design in a broader context -- design methods -- modelling and simulation --optimization -- materials selection -- interaction of material, processing and design -- economic decision making -- cost evaluation -- planning and scheduling -- engineering statistics -- risk and reliability -- quality engineering -- sources of information -- communicating the design.

The second edition has been reorganized so that the book starts directly with a consideration of the design process, and then goes on to show how design fits into society, the engineering organization, and technology innovation process. Much greater emphasis is given to ideas for conceptual design.