Download or read book Does Product Design Really Determine written by Karl T. Ulrich and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Does Product Design Really Determine: 80% Of Manufacturing Cost? The belief that design determines 80% of the manufacturing cost of a product has become part of the folklore of product design and development research and practice (we use 80% for convenience, although the quoted figure varies from 70% to The belief is intuitive, compelling, and is an irresistible introduction to a paper or talk. The belief, if true, has profound implications for manufacturers. It suggests that product design is a much bigger lever on manufacturing cost than other factors, such as plant location or operations management practices. Consider, however, what design determines 80% of manufacturing cost might really mean. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.