CONTENTS: Preamble, Acknowledgement, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: PART I DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND CONCEPTS: 1. Starting a New Design Assignment, 2. Design Science: Part A Concepts and Principles, 3. Design Science: Part B Adaptation and Applications, 4. Design Uncertainties, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: PART II COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN METHODOLOGY: Introduction, 5. Design Assignment Definition-Define, 6. Configuration Design, 7. System Connectivity, 8. Product Design: Design Section: I-Design Technique, Design Section: II-Design Planning, Design Section: III-Design and Analysis, Design Section: IV-Design Support Activities, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: PART III QUALITY CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES AND MANAGEMENT: 9. Quality Management: Origin and Evolution, 10. 7 Basic Tools in Quality Management, 11. Special Techniques in Quality Assessment, 12. Fault and Failure Investigation, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: PART IV LOOKING AHEAD; 13. Knowledge-Based Product Design, 14. Product Development is at the Heart of the Nation's Economy, APPENDIX A to L, Index.