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The engineering model was referred to earlier as a good means of helping to make decisions. The specification can be considered as a means of transmitting decisions. Design information, from the initial concept until final manufacture, should be integrated as much as possible in a logical sequence. Consider the diagram showing a four-stage approach (see figure 4.1). Let us use this approach towards constructing possible specifications for some everyday items.
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Astley, P. (1978). The Specification. In: Engineering Drawing and Design II. Macmillan Technician Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03314-0_4
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