Abstract
This paper identifies how training for design for manufacture has needed to change dramatically to best serve the demands of a modern competitive business. It highlights the issues of organization for design and the use of teams to achieve cross-functional integration. The style and content of the training is described to achieve the best use of people working as teams and to provide the knowledge required to operate the design process for competitive success. The structure of the design process is detailed and forms the structure for the training workshops to follow.

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