No More Muddling Through Mastering Complex Projects in Engineering and Management /

• Main Authors: Züst, Rainer (Author), Troxler, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Management.; Engineering design.; Electronic circuits.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Engineering Design.; Circuits and Systems.; Renewable and Green Energy.

Sustainable solutions require the integration of social and ecological aspects in every planning and decision-making process. This means: analyse the real world and model the problem-situation as a system; understand the needs and objectives of the customers and clients; carefully develop alternativ...

Table of Contents:

• Pre-Conditions
• Life Cycle Model, the Problem-Solving Cycle and their Interaction
• Methods – Interdisciplinary Universal Tool Box
• Situation Analysis
• Goal Definition
• The Search for Solutions: Concept Synthesis and Concept Analysis
• Selection: Evaluation and Decision
• Cases.