Publisher's Synopsis
The major motivating force behind this workshop was the need to identify a coherent theoretical structure in engineering design. Apart from the strong influence of design methodologists, it is still difficult to clearly identify a coherent theoretical structure in engineering design. This lack of an apparent structure is in no small part due to the diverse and pervasive nature of engineering design. It is hard to tell where a specialist engineering science discipline stops and engineering design involvement starts. The designer must be aware of a whole range of specialist disciplines and what they have to offer. The papers in this volume have been written by internationally recognised engineering design practitioners and experts in manufacturing management and provide an update on the latest developments and specialist procedures in this field.
