This course focuses on the essential and challenging process of getting a design from the drawing board into the hands of a customer. Cases are drawn from a range of industries, technologies and development speeds (everything from hardware startups to aircraft). It includes topics such as Design for Manufacturing, validation testing, cash flow modeling, in vs outsourcing, setting up a factory, selecting supplier partners, distribution, and ongoing product support. There will be a semester long project to build and prototype a small production line.

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