FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Defining Product, Types of products. Product development – characteristics, duration and cost,
challenges. Development Process: Generic Process- Adapting to product types. Evaluation – decay
curve – cost expenditure curve.
UNIT II PRODUCT PLANNING 9
Product Planning Process – Steps. Opportunity identification – breakdown structure- product
development charter. Product Life Cycle. Technology Life Cycle - Understanding Customer Needs -
Disruptive Technologies- Product Specification - Concept Generation – Activity- Steps- Techniques.
UNIT III PRODUCT CONCEPT 9
Concept Selection – Importance, Methodology, concept Screening, Concept Scoring. Concept Testing.
Product Architecture- Definition, Modularity, implication, Establishment, Delayed Differentiation, Platform
Planning.
UNIT IV INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND DESIGN TOOLS 9
Industrial Design, Design for Manufacturing-Value Engineering-Ergonomics-Prototyping-Robust DesignDesign for X-failure rate curve-product use testing-Collaborative Product development- Product
development economics-scoring model- financial analysis.
UNIT V PATENTS 9
Defining Intellectual Property and Patents, Patent Searches and Application, Patent Ownership and
Transfer, Patent Infringement, New Developments and International Patent Law