Design to Reduce Technical Risk (Practical Engineering Guides for Managing Risk)

Part of the initial issue of the new McGraw-Hill series of references developed and written in a cooperative effort between the technical staff of AT&T and engineers from the US Navy designed to provide practical, authoritative guidance to engineers and managers who wish to minimize technical risk in the development and manufacture of high-quality products. The present volume offers detailed coverage of everything from establishing complete design requirements early in the design phase to using work stations to manage the entire design process, from setting up controlled procedures for parts selection and strict criteria for derating to using a configuration management system to avoid unnecessary confusion, delays, and duplication of effort. In addition, the volume examines the use of real design reviews (not program reviews) to determine the readiness of a design for the next stage of development. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.