Download or read book Cost-Efficient Design written by Klaus Ehrlenspiel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-18 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English edition of an established work on cost-driven product design and development. It offers tried and tested methods for understanding, influencing and reducing product costs. The methodology and organization of cost management, as well as the effects on each type of cost are described. Using this knowledge the product developer can assume responsibility for costs. There are numerous examples and detailed derivation of results.