Product Development & Value Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Product Development & Value Engineering (subject code 2161502) as prescribed for Industrial · Semester 6 divides the course into 3 units, covering 31 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2161502)Unit 1 Product design
- Product classification and characteristics
- product analysis
- product design function
- design aids
- product experience
- technology of product
- Various aspects of design viz. functional
- ergonomic and part manufacturing
- Various stages of design
- marketing research
- feasibility studies
- defects investigation
- Selections of materials
- important engineering materials
- new materials
- process selection criteria and process design
Unit 2 Ergonomics
- Scope and objectives of ergonomic
- applications of human factors in engineering
- ergonomics and product design
Unit 3 Value Engineering
- Introduction: concept of value engineering
- advantages and applications
- problem recognition
- role of creativity. b
- Analysis of Functions: Functions, use, esteem and exchange values
- basic V/S secondary functions
- using and evaluating functions. 20 30 c
- Value engineering techniques: Selecting products and operations for VE action
- determining and evaluating functions
- assigning rupee equivalents
- developing alternative means to Required functions
- decision making for optimum alternatives
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