This reminds me some quotations by Henry Ford, sorry, don't remember which one of them: 'Show me a Technical novelty, and i' ll show you a shortcut to bankruptcy', well, they say for a novelty to be bought to series, it must provide both a 10% efficiency gain and 10% production savings. About Wankel ...

Hello David breaks in communication are not only painful between engineering and finance but between any department in any company or corporation. From my experience a break in communication happens when there is gap between expectations, I like to call lack of clarity in a team/department action. Do ...

To some extent you have begun to solve the issue.  The symptom is "how painful it can be" and the cause is "communication breaks down".  Most companies that develop products [or services even] have protocol for finance [both cost and revenue], for timelines, and for regular communication along the NPD ...

Patrick hit on the majority of elements. Critical first steps are defining process scope.   This allows expectations to be defined and managed .  Yes there are likely to be required changes along the way but with a defined set of initial parameters it makes it a lot easier to work with the various stakeholders ...

Is there a recommended steer articulation speed relative to travel speed for heavy off road equipment with maximum speeds less than 15 kph? ------------------------------ Gregory Hinshaw J H Fletcher & Co Huntington WV ------------------------------

It's not just finance and engineering.  Most of the other main elements of a business can have a significant impact on project cost.  Marketing requirements change, operational boundary conditions change, and/or the scope can creep significantly over time.  Design engineering certainly has a big impact ...

Hi....Good Day! I'm happy to be part of SAE. I am currently working as a college professor in the Philippines. ------------------------------ Gerald Aguila Mechanical Engineering Instructor 1 Batangas State University San Jose ------------------------------