Engineering and technology management tools and applications
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Engineering and technology management tools and applications
（The Artech House technology management and professional development library / Bruce Elbert, series editor）
Artech House, c2002
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text aims to provide engineers with an understanding of contemporary management concepts and their applications in a technical organization. It covers: product selection and management; engineering design and product costing; concurrent engineering; value management; configuration management; risk management; re-engineering strategies and benefits; managing creativity and innovation; information technology management; and software management. There are a large number of solved examples highlighted throughout the text. This book is intended for use by: professional engineers; technology managers; senior-level undergraduate and graduate students; and instructors of engineering / technology management.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - management history
- organizing and human element
- tools for making effective engineering and technology management decisions
- project selection and management
- management of engineering design and product costing
- management of proposals and contracts
- creativity and innovation
- concurrent engineering
- value engineering
- reverse engineering
- configuration management
- reliability and maintainability management
- total-quality management
- safety management
- risk management
- maintenance management
- marketing for technical professionals
- warranties, ethical and legal factors
- re-engineering
- information technology management
- software engineering management.
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