Saturn Automobile: A Multimedia Case Study in Engineering Design
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| Audience/Grade: | 10-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Design General Engineering, Engineering Science Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Teamwork |
| Special Topic(s): |
Multimedia Case Studies of Design in Industry |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Case Study |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Alice Agogino Ian Zook |
| Publisher(s): |
University of California at Berkeley |
| Description: | This study analyzes the important concepts involved in the manufacture of Saturn cars. A major focus is on the assimilation of people from diverse backgrounds into multifunctional, multidisciplinary teams. These teams include people from backgrounds such as labor and marketing, and with different responsibilities such as manufacturing engineers and design staff. Other Authors: Ian Zook Keywords: Saturn automobile, Engineering Science, Automobile industry and trade -- United States, Work groups -- United States, Concurrent engineering, Engineering design -- Case studies, Industrial design coordination, Automobiles, design for manufacture, design for service, design for customer, design for assembly, DFM, DFA |
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| Keywords: | automotive engineering automotive history automobile design |
| Is Component of: |
MultiMedia Case Studies in Engineering Design |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (d) Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams |
| Use of Resource: |
Collaborative learning environment Useful case in a new product design course or one focusing on design for manufacture or design for X. |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | January 1993 |
| Platform/Format: |
Macintosh |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Download Size: |
6 |
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| Cost: |
Free |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://bits.me.berkeley.edu/mmcs/saturn/banner.html |
| Download URL: | http://bits.me.berkeley.edu/mmcs/saturn/banner.html |
| System Requirements: |
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| Installation Notes: |
This is a sampler of the full case study.
RAM: 8 MB
Display: Color Monitor
Other Needs: Hypercard, Quicktime |
| Installation Notes: |
beta version |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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