Gilbert, Karen J.2013-05-062013-05-062005-09-20http://hdl.handle.net/10919/21987The manufacturing industry constantly faces market pressures of mass customization and rapid delivery. The ability to deliver products to market faster, at lower cost, and of higher quality requires design technology advancement. This means making major changes in the design process, where 70 percent of a new product's life cycle costs are determined.text/htmlenIn CopyrightPress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations