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Simulation and modeling in early concept design: An industrial perspective

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Time to market and the cost in getting there are dominated by decisions made in the early stages of a design. The ramifications of this statement are examined by discussion of specific cases drawn from several different technologies. The relevance of simulation and modeling in early design is discussed and illustrated by examples drawn from electronics, electrical engineering, and mechanics domains. The forging of strong cooperative ties between all components of the product generation process is shown to be an important present and future business strength.

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  1. Design Strategy, Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, 20DK, 94304, Palo Alto, CA, USA

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This paper is the text of an invited presentation to the International Conference on the Application of Manufacturing Technologies (ICAMT), Washington, D.C., April 18, 1991.

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Will, P.M. Simulation and modeling in early concept design: An industrial perspective. Research in Engineering Design 3, 1–13 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01580064

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