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- 2. and Development The practical application of scientific and engineering knowledge for discovering new knowledge about products, processes, and services, and then applying that knowledge to create new and improved products, processes, and services that fill market needs.
- 4. One of the basic resources used by technological systems. Data and facts that have been organized and communicated in a coherent and meaningful manner.
- 7. Methods Scientifically specific methods of forming and then answering questions germane to the larger problem at hand.
- 9. The end product; that which will be delivered; often used in the plural.
- 11. An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by which resources are converted into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems. 2. A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or working drawings of something before it is built or made.
- 12. Process The transformation of raw material into finished goods through one or more of the following: casting and molding; shaping and reshaping for forming; shearing, pulverizing, machining for material removal; or joining by transforming using heat or chemical reaction to bond materials.
- 13. Design The systematic and creative application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends, such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical structures, machines, processes, and systems.
- 16. A professional body or professional organization, also known as a professional association or professional society, is an organization, usually non-profit, that exists to further a particular profession, to protect both the public interest and the interests of professionals.
- 18. Methodologies Certain step wise methods that have been adopted by the technical and scientific communities for conducting research.
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- 1. of Work A document used in the Product Development Life Cycle. A company will send a SOW to notify a client of work about to be undertaken and agreed pricing, which specifies the project and responsibilities of the parties involved. There is an executive summary, which summarizes the entire statement of work document in paragraph form.
- 3. Society of Mechanical Engineers A professional engineering organization that is known for setting codes and standards for mechanical devices in the United States.
- 5. The system of principles, practices, and procedures applied to a specific branch of knowledge. The branch of logic dealing with the general principles of the formation of knowledge.
- 6. The act of directing the design, development, production, and marketing of a product or system. 2. The act of controlling production processes and ensuring that they operate efficiently and effectively.
- 8. Organization for Standardization A non-governmental global organization whose principal activity is the development of technical standards through consensus.
- 10. Reasoning Logical conclusions drawn from inferred, presumed, and extrapolated data.
- 14. Process A process for arriving at a decision or a desired result by repeating rounds of analysis or a cycle of operations.
- 15. To change the form of something through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next. The successive changes are undertaken to improve the quality of or refine the resulting object or software.
- 17. Thinking The ability to acquire information, analyze and evaluate it, and reach a conclusion or answer by using logic and reasoning skills.