Vision Statement.

Contributors.

PART 1: MANUFACTURING.

1. Product Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM&A) (Gordon Lewis).

2. Achieving Enterprise Goals with New Process Technology (Steve W. Tuszynski).

3. Classification Systems (Dell K. Allen).

4. Production Planning (Bhaba R. Sarker, Dennis B. Webster, and Thomas G. Ray).

5. Production Processes and Equipment (Magd E. Zohdi, William E. Biles, and Dennis B. Webster).

6. Metal Forming, Shaping, and Casting (Magd E. Zohdi and William E. Biles).

7. Mechanical Fasteners (Murray J. Roblin, updated by Anthony Luscher).

8. Statistical Quality Control (Magd E. Zohdi).

9. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (William E. Biles and Magd E. Zohdi).

10. Material Handling (William E. Biles, John S. Usher, and Magd E. Zohdi).

11. Coatings and Surface Engineering: Physical Vapor Deposition (Allan Matthews and Suzanne L. Rohde).

12. Product Design and Manufacturing Processes for Sustainability (I. S. Jawahir, P. C. Wanigarathne, and X. Wang).

PART 2: MANAGEMENT, FINANCE, QUALITY, LAW, AND RESEARCH.

13. Managing Projects in Engineering Organizations Using Interorganizational Teams (Karen L. Higgins and Joseph A. Maciarello).

14. Managing People (Hans J. Thamain).

15. Finance and the Engineering Function (William Brett).

16. Detailed Cost Estimating (Rodney D. Stewart).

17. Investment Analysis (Byron W. Jones).

18. Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement (Jack B. ReVelle and Robert Alan Kemerling).

19. Registrations, Certifications, and Awards (Jack B. ReVelle and Cynthia M. Sabelhaus).

20. Safety Engineering (Jack B. ReVelle).

21. What the Law Requires of the Engineer (Alvin S. Weinstein, and Martin S. Chizek).

22. Patents (David A. Burge and Benjamin D. Burge).

23. Electronic Information Resources: Your Online Survival Guide (Robert N. Schwarzwalder, Jr.).

24. Sources of Mechanical Engineering Information (Fritz Dusold and Myer Kutz).

Index.