This book discusses cost-related factors in the design process that have an impact on product development. It offers tried and tested methods for understanding, influencing, and reducing product costs.

The numerous examples and detailed derivations of results provide the practical user with problem solutions and hints. While primarily for practicing engineers and engineering managers, this book will also be of interest for graduate students in product design and manufacturing.

The German-language edition of this book has been a bestseller in Central Europe since it first appeared in 1985. This is the first English-language edition, and it is co-published by ASME Press and Springer-Verlag (Germany).