Design to Cost
Design to Cost by Jack V. Michaels, published by John Wiley & Sons on January 16, 1991, is a comprehensive guide that explores the design-to-cost method for estimating production costs. This edition spans 432 pages and is presented in English. The book focuses on how to systematically align design goals with available funds, providing readers with practical insights into value engineering, cost estimating, and cost control.
Readers will find a detailed examination of techniques ranging from management methods to specific engineering approaches. The book includes actual case studies that illustrate how projects and services have become more affordable through the application of the design-to-cost method. With its emphasis on corporate finance and technology, this resource serves as a valuable tool for those interested in business and engineering practices.
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How to accurately estimate, in advance, the cost of producing products or services by means of the design-to-cost method, which systematically constrains design goals according to available funds. This book shows how to use value engineering, cost estimating, and cost control to devise, and adhere to, realistic cost goals. Touches on techniques from management methods to specific engineering approaches, and provides actual case studies of projects and services that have now become affordable through the application of the design-to-cost method.
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