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Practical information sheets and articles to help you better organize design tasks, prepare for industrialization and optimize project work
For R&D managers, design engineers and engineering departments, this Business Pack offers practical information sheets and a selection of articles to support you in your work. You'll find management tools, project management methods and operational solutions for improving design and manufacturing processes.

Industrial design practice

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Master the preliminary stages of a successful design project

FIC0868
Practical sheet

6 key steps to organize your design project

FIC0823
Practical sheet

Appreciate how much innovation is compatible with a design project

FIC0824
Practical sheet

Design a project in France that will take shape abroad

FIC0859
Practical sheet

Organizing design change management

FIC0853
Practical sheet

Designing mechatronic products through open innovation

FIC0854
Practical sheet

Company organization for robot design

Work with competent, motivated people

FIC0773
Practical sheet

Identify your strategic suppliers and involve them in innovation

FIC0676
Practical sheet

Make or Buy: an innovation lever for the company

FIC0227
Practical sheet

Participate in innovation networks with academic partners

FIC0626
Practical sheet

Integrate industrial design issues into product design

Design management tools

FIC0395
Practical sheet

Writing operating procedures: keeping things simple, useful and effective

FIC0334
Practical sheet

Understand electronic document management (EDM) to choose the most appropriate tool

FIC0774
Practical sheet

Implement a PLM project within the company

FIC1106
Practical sheet

Lead a working group to achieve objectives

FIC0865
Practical sheet

Prepare and organize a design project review

FIC0662
Practical sheet

Tips for writing an effective technical report

FIC0664
Practical sheet

How do you pass on the experience and knowledge you've acquired?

FIC0663
Practical sheet

Tips for making an effective oral presentation to the executive committee

FIC0313
Practical sheet

Build a repository to capitalize on know-how

FIC0826
Practical sheet

Exploiting knowledge in a new field: how to work by analogy?

FIC0872
Practical sheet

Set up a materials database

FIC0792
Practical sheet

Taking advantage of open access to scientific and technical information and open science

Use systems engineering tools

FIC1243
Practical sheet

From need to implementation: key aspects of systems engineering

FIC1244
Practical sheet

From need to specification: case study

Calculate the economic performance of a project

FIC1139
Practical sheet

Methods for assessing the economic performance of a project

FIC1204
Practical sheet

The economic performance of a project through direct added value (DAV)

FIC1205
Practical sheet

The cumulative balance sheet, the dashboard of a project's economic performance

Integrate innovation into planning

FIC0669
Practical sheet

Identify the data needed for load analysis - Capacity when integrating innovations into planning

FIC0756
Practical sheet

Integrating innovation into planning: identifying and resolving bottlenecks

FIC0670
Practical sheet

Integrating innovations into planning: taking into account the diversity of components and raw materials associated with innovation

FIC0932
Practical sheet

Rate increases: comparison and choice of principle

Design for the user, with the customer

FIC0822
Practical sheet

Interpreting specifications and adding value to studies

FIC0825
Practical sheet

Select and develop test methods with the customer

FIC0844
Practical sheet

User-centered design as a source of innovation and performance

FIC0625
Practical sheet

Integrating ergonomics into product design

FIC0230
Practical sheet

Innovative design: how to draw up a design brief and specifications?

FIC0231
Practical sheet

Build up and observe in situ a panel of representative users

FIC0301
Practical sheet

Use-driven innovation in your sector or company

FIC0449
Practical sheet

Product-usage design: how to innovate with the user?

Functional analysis

FIC0615
Practical sheet

"Re-engineering a product with functional analysis: preliminary work and stages of this tool

FIC0661
Practical sheet

Using functional analysis to create a new product: preliminary work and implementation stages

FIC0616
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: expressing needs in terms of functions and methods for finding functions

FIC0759
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: methods for finding functions

FIC0617
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: represent the tree structure of functions to find appropriate technical solutions

FIC0618
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: classify and characterize functions - draw up functional specifications

FIC0619
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: find the elements of the external environment (EME) and the induced constraints

FIC0621
Practical sheet

Competitive analysis for product functional analysis (FA)

FIC0655
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: studying a product's life cycle

FIC0620
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: assessing costs by function

FIC0622
Practical sheet

Functional analysis: identifying gains by function

From design to innovation - Implement innovation management within the company

FIC1281
Practical sheet

The fundamentals of innovation management

FIC1282
Practical sheet

Innovation strategy: DFHN (high-level functional definition)

FIC1283
Practical sheet

Identify endogenous factors in the innovation process

FIC1284
Practical sheet

Identify exogenous factors in the innovation process

FIC1285
Practical sheet

Understanding market trends

FIC1286
Practical sheet

Drawing up an innovation plan

FIC1287
Practical sheet

Roadmaps – MT/LT strategic innovation plan

FIC1288
Practical sheet

Diagnose the resources the company needs to innovate

FIC1289
Practical sheet

Find the resources the company needs to innovate

Bring your design activities into line with ISO 9001 standards

FIC0348
Practical sheet

Master the design and development process

FIC0858
Practical sheet

Successfully introducing quality assurance into projects

FIC0646
Practical sheet

Monitor standards and regulations

FIC0337
Practical sheet

How to conduct a customer satisfaction survey

FIC0472
Practical sheet

Handle customer complaints

Measurement and control

FIC0810
Practical sheet

Do you need to measure or control your product?

FIC0811
Practical sheet

Identify your measurement and control needs

FIC0344
Practical sheet

Metrology: a little vocabulary

FIC0346
Practical sheet

Connecting measurement equipment: when and how?

FIC0413
Practical sheet

Analyze the effects of measurement equipment failures

FIC0871
Practical sheet

Perform dimensional and stress calculations for plastic parts

FIC0928
Practical sheet

Choosing materials based on their electrical performance

Ecodesign: practices and case studies

FIC0870
Practical sheet

Integrating biopolymers or biodegradable polymers

FIC0860
Practical sheet

Integrating plastics from renewable resources: additivation of biopolyesters

FIC0682
Practical sheet

Eco-design as a designer

FIC0684
Practical sheet

Sustainable innovation and consumer product packaging

Design an automated system

FIC0673
Practical sheet

Organize the development of embedded software in an automated system

FIC0674
Practical sheet

Develop control laws for an automated system

Optimize processes and managing risks

FIC0827
Practical sheet

Optimize processes to quickly achieve maximum quality and profitability

FIC0861
Practical sheet

Produce mock-ups, prototypes and pre-production models for validation

FIC0311
Practical sheet

Characterize the nature and criticality of an innovation

FIC0415
Practical sheet

Risk analysis for an innovative product

FIC0310
Practical sheet

Preparation of input data for the definition of a validation plan

FIC0416
Practical sheet

Qualitative validation of innovative products

FIC0869
Practical sheet

Design and capitalize on your proof of compliance with the general product safety obligation

FIC1401
Practical sheet

Lean applied to construction

Master assembly lines

FIC0765
Practical sheet

What phenomena are involved in an assembly?

FIC0766
Practical sheet

How to prepare your assembly?

FIC0767
Practical sheet

How do I make an assembly?

FIC0962
Practical sheet

Improve your current assemblies

Welding techniques

FIC1014
Practical sheet

Assembly: opt for high-frequency welding

FIC1101
Practical sheet

Assembly: high-frequency welding in everyday use

FIC1015
Practical sheet

Choosing ultrasonic (US) welding

FIC1016
Practical sheet

Ultrasonic (US) welding in everyday life

FIC1252
Practical sheet

Hot-air welding of thermoplastics without external material input

FIC1253
Practical sheet

Hot-air welding of thermoplastics with external material input

FIC1260
Practical sheet

Choosing laser welding

FIC1265
Practical sheet

Laser welding: mastering the key terms

FIC1259
Practical sheet

Choose rotary friction welding

FIC1268
Practical sheet

Rotary friction welding in everyday use

FIC1279
Practical sheet

Linear friction or vibration welding

FIC1278
Practical sheet

Discover hot gas (nitrogen) welding

FIC1331
Practical sheet

Master hot gas (nitrogen) welding of thermoplastics

FIC1352
Practical sheet

Qualify your plastic welders to NF EN 13067 standard

FIC1353
Practical sheet

The state of standardization in plastic boilermaking

Sampling

FIC1017
Practical sheet

Sampling for archiving and internal use

FIC1018
Practical sheet

Produce, supply and manage sampling for prospects

Protect intellectual property

FIC0480
Practical sheet

Protecting and managing intellectual property

FIC0479
Practical sheet

Prerequisites for drafting a confidentiality agreement

FIC0481
Practical sheet

Confidentiality agreement: drafting and execution

Manage your subcontracting relationships

FIC0845
Practical sheet

Mastering the concept of subcontracting

FIC0846
Practical sheet

Controlling public procurement subcontracting

FIC0847
Practical sheet

Controlling subcontracting in private-sector markets

FIC0848
Practical sheet

Control the checks required by the customer

FIC0849
Practical sheet

Identify the obligations of the principal or main contractor

FIC0850
Practical sheet

Identifying the subcontractor's obligations

FIC0851
Practical sheet

Identify the owner's obligations

FIC0852
Practical sheet

Signing a subcontract

Work with public purchasers: regulatory aspects

FIC1006
Practical sheet

Understanding the concept of public procurement

FIC1007
Practical sheet

Public procurement: identifying the players

FIC1012
Practical sheet

Understanding and responding to public tender notices

FIC1013
Practical sheet

Manage contract amendments and modifications

FIC1010
Practical sheet

Distinguish between the different public procurement procedures

FIC1011
Practical sheet

Public procurement: the key stages of a consultation process

FIC1008
Practical sheet

Understand the fundamental principles of public procurement and their practical implications

FIC1009
Practical sheet

Public procurement: mastering the threshold concept

Organize and lead a project

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Initiation

FIC0814
Practical sheet

Identify project issues

FIC0938
Practical sheet

Project management: distinguishing between leadership and management

FIC0817
Practical sheet

Understanding the specifics of project management

FIC0777
Practical sheet

Managing a project using the Scrum method

FIC1473
Practical sheet

The contribution of the systems approach to project management

FIC1147
Practical sheet

Preparing your project: opportunity and feasibility studies

FIC1149
Practical sheet

Define and formalize change objectives

FIC1720
Practical sheet

Virtual teams, performance and the role of the project manager

Planning

FIC1718
Practical sheet

How do you manage the value chain?

FIC1682
Practical sheet

The complete project cycle

FIC1713
Practical sheet

Project management process groups and knowledge areas

FIC1687
Practical sheet

Project planning

FIC1752
Practical sheet

Prepare a project schedule using a planning tool

FIC1705
Practical sheet

Managing project deadlines

FIC1688
Practical sheet

The S-curve

FIC1709
Practical sheet

Choose the right structure for your company and its activities

FIC1716
Practical sheet

The six key elements of an organizational structure

FIC1683
Practical sheet

The project-based structure – advantages and disadvantages

FIC1714
Practical sheet

Seven traits that differentiate leaders

FIC1715
Practical sheet

What is strategic management?

FIC0802
Practical sheet

Understand project, product and project management life cycles

FIC1338
Practical sheet

Define the decision cycle in your project

FIC1707
Practical sheet

Quality management in projects

FIC0946
Practical sheet

Drawing up a project management plan (PMP)

FIC1759
Practical sheet

Building the project management plan

FIC1150
Practical sheet

Explain change-related elements in the project management plan

FIC1474
Practical sheet

How do you create a mind map?

FIC0805
Practical sheet

Formalize the stakeholder network with a mind map

FIC1679
Practical sheet

Mind maps and their use in project management

FIC0943
Practical sheet

Define project deliverables

FIC1756
Practical sheet

Identify and define project success criteria

FIC0816
Practical sheet

Identify project success criteria

FIC1674
Practical sheet

The project communication plan and its implementation

FIC0926
Practical sheet

Draft the project risk management (PRM) plan

FIC0950
Practical sheet

Identifying project stakeholders

Execution

FIC0591
Practical sheet

Using a SWOT matrix

FIC0348
Practical sheet

Master the design and development process

FIC1544
Practical sheet

Facilitation for project managers

FIC1545
Practical sheet

The mediation approach for project managers

FIC0961
Practical sheet

Managing project conflicts

FIC1588
Practical sheet

Narrative practices to motivate project teams

FIC1695
Practical sheet

Visual management

FIC1586
Practical sheet

Roles and functions of a PMO Method

FIC1587
Practical sheet

The different types of PMO integrated into projects or programs

FIC1717
Practical sheet

How can we encourage innovation within an organization?

FIC1680
Practical sheet

Apply creativity techniques and lead a group

FIC1399
Practical sheet

Managing a 2.0 project for the first time: specificities and uses

FIC1371
Practical sheet

Using a collaborative workspace: specific features and uses

FIC0883
Practical sheet

Updating a project management plan

FIC1660
Practical sheet

Project execution process

FIC1690
Practical sheet

The Make or Buy strategy

Control and follow-up

FIC0941
Practical sheet

Managing a project with the PRINCE2® method

FIC0791
Practical sheet

Malfunction analysis of an innovative project

FIC1691
Practical sheet

Introduction to finance for project managers

FIC1692
Practical sheet

The company's financial circuit and its stakeholders

FIC1704
Practical sheet

Project cost management

FIC1148
Practical sheet

Preparing your project: financial analyses

FIC0949
Practical sheet

Project information, communication and feedback

FIC1540
Practical sheet

Performance in virtual teams

FIC1504
Practical sheet

KANBAN-based operational management of project teams

FIC1681
Practical sheet

Set up a financial dashboard for the project

FIC1308
Practical sheet

Applying the earned value method to projects: benefits and pitfalls to avoid

FIC1678
Practical sheet

Measure project progress using performance indicators

FIC1668
Practical sheet

Key project indicators (KPIs)

FIC1505
Practical sheet

Earned value analysis

FIC1208
Practical sheet

Analyze malfunctions in the project team

FIC1665
Practical sheet

The case sheet

Closing - closing

FIC0885
Practical sheet

Organize a project closing meeting

FIC1666
Practical sheet

Project closing report

FIC1676
Practical sheet

Mapping know-how and capitalizing on experience

FIC1336
Practical sheet

Planning: organizing and collecting feedback

Integration

FIC1506
Practical sheet

The project portfolio, a permanent structure for optimizing the management of an organization's projects

FIC1514
Practical sheet

Standard 21504

FIC1513
Practical sheet

Analysis of project dependencies

Scope

FIC1719
Practical sheet

Define and manage the project scope

FIC1578
Practical sheet

The different activities covered by the PMO function

FIC1698
Practical sheet

OT or WBS task flowchart

Deadlines

FIC1507
Practical sheet

The planner, a key member of the project management team

FIC0936
Practical sheet

Estimate project deadlines

FIC0776
Practical sheet

Causes of schedule slippage

FIC1533
Practical sheet

Milestone trend analysis (MTA)

FIC0796
Practical sheet

The logical network (PERT network)

FIC1723
Practical sheet

The PMO (project management office)

FIC0433
Practical sheet

Gantt chart: a planning tool

FIC1699
Practical sheet

Implement an agile approach on a project with Scrum

FIC0795
Practical sheet

MS Project: presentation

FIC0803
Practical sheet

Structuring a project with MS Project

FIC0957
Practical sheet

Successful project planning with MS Projects

FIC0804
Practical sheet

Establish forecasts and control the progress of a project with MS Project

FIC0971
Practical sheet

Working in a team with MS Project

FIC1269
Practical sheet

Multiproject approach

FIC1270
Practical sheet

Communication during a project

Costs

FIC1515
Practical sheet

Costing and estimating professions

FIC1697
Practical sheet

Estimating costs

FIC0923
Practical sheet

The analog method of cost estimation

FIC0955
Practical sheet

Price, a parametric cost estimation method

FIC1542
Practical sheet

Analytical estimating method for determining project task costs

FIC1700
Practical sheet

Identify the different causes of cost variances

FIC1078
Practical sheet

Tracking costs in Excel: benchmarks

FIC1079
Practical sheet

List costs to be tracked in Excel: resources section

FIC1103
Practical sheet

List costs to be tracked in Excel: summary section and charts

FIC1145
Practical sheet

Keeping track of costs in Excel: update

FIC1146
Practical sheet

Tracking costs in Excel: operational deployment

FIC1156
Practical sheet

Keeping track of costs in Excel: feedback

FIC1662
Practical sheet

Using value analysis to design to objective cost (DOC)

Quality

FIC0818
Practical sheet

Project management standards

FIC0905
Practical sheet

Introducing quality assurance into design projects

FIC0807
Practical sheet

ISO standard "Recommendations on project management".

FIC0819
Practical sheet

Project management standards from professional associations

FIC0935
Practical sheet

Draft the project quality plan

Human resources

FIC1667
Practical sheet

The project team, roles and responsibilities

FIC0243
Practical sheet

Compose your team according to major personality categories

FIC1693
Practical sheet

Develop project team skills

FIC1673
Practical sheet

Evaluate the resources needed for the project: people, budget, time

FIC0956
Practical sheet

Integrate a new member into the project team

FIC0959
Practical sheet

Manage the departure of a project team member

FIC0960
Practical sheet

Leading a multicultural team

FIC1710
Practical sheet

How do you organize your mission abroad?

FIC1757
Practical sheet

Project roles and responsibilities

FIC0952
Practical sheet

Building and sustaining a project community

FIC1684
Practical sheet

The site manager's role in projects

FIC1835
Practical sheet

Training and certification in project management

Communication

FIC0884
Practical sheet

Organize a project kick-off meeting

FIC0233
Practical sheet

Implementing brainstorming

FIC0939
Practical sheet

Make a motivating presentation of the project to all stakeholders, the issues at stake

FIC1543
Practical sheet

The coaching approach for project managers

FIC1722
Practical sheet

Define information needs, collect project-related information and share it with target audiences

FIC0900
Practical sheet

Produce project presentation materials and present them orally

FIC0820
Practical sheet

Adopt a common language for all project stakeholders

FIC1711
Practical sheet

How to communicate effectively by e-mail with your customers, your team and your management?

FIC0821
Practical sheet

Communicating project risks and opportunities

FIC0954
Practical sheet

Organizing project reviews

FIC1370
Practical sheet

Understanding the uses of social networks in your projects

FIC1663
Practical sheet

Monthly project report for the customer

FIC1664
Practical sheet

Two project reports for management

Risks

FIC1706
Practical sheet

Project risk management

FIC0535
Practical sheet

Hazard studies: fault tree (ADR detailed risk analysis method)

FIC1712
Practical sheet

How do you get to grips with the six ticking time bombs in your projects?

FIC0925
Practical sheet

Specificities of project risk management

FIC1538
Practical sheet

Risk Manager, an indispensable member of the project management team

FIC1685
Practical sheet

The contract manager function

FIC1708
Practical sheet

From tender to contract

FIC1686
Practical sheet

The contract and its specific features

FIC1689
Practical sheet

The internal consortium

FIC1354
Practical sheet

Involving the project team in risk analysis

FIC0874
Practical sheet

Managing project risks and opportunities (MDR)

FIC1677
Practical sheet

Organize the management of project risks and opportunities; evaluate them

FIC0877
Practical sheet

Update the project's risks and opportunities (R & O) analysis

FIC1465
Practical sheet

How do you summarize risks at program or company level?

FIC1223
Practical sheet

Using Theory of Constraints (TOC) in project risk management

FIC1102
Practical sheet

List costs in Excel: direct costs, risks and opportunities

FIC1701
Practical sheet

The event tree: a risk analysis method

FIC1661
Practical sheet

Optimization approach at the start of a project's execution phase

Procurement - subcontracting

FIC0945
Practical sheet

Project procurement management: choosing suppliers

Stakeholders

FIC0934
Practical sheet

Formalize who does what in the project: identification, responsibilities and organization chart

FIC1696
Practical sheet

Stakeholders and project management

Eco-design: concepts and methods

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IN206
Research and innovation

Creativity in the eco-innovation process

G5910

Dematerialization - Material balance and MIPS measurement

G5510

Lifecycle analysis - Carrying out the inventory

G5620

Life cycle assessment. Impact assessment uncertainties

G5820

Life-cycle analysis - Urban wastewater treatment

TRP901

LCA: the Environmental Decision-Support Tool for Transportation

D3087

Econconception in electrical engineering - Fundamental concepts

D3088

Examples of Life Cycle Assessment in Electrical Engendering

G1817

Carbon Footprint - Regulations and Utilities

G6020

Ecodesign tools information system - Design and analysis

AG6780

Umberto

AG6781

SimaPro: a tool for life cycle assessment

AG6783

Eco-innovation by the method EcoMal'in

Eco-design: implementation and applications

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IK1200

Chemistry and sustainable development

IAG6753
Infography

3D printing and sustainable development - Graphics

S7714

Eco-design in Robotics

IN174
Research and innovation

Eco design of rotating AC electrical machines

AG6790

Eco-design of buildings and urban districts

C3056

Sustainable development in the construction industry - Optimizing resources through R&D

C3057

Sustainable development in construction - Use functions

K1200

Chemistry and sustainable development - Towards an eco-compatible organic chemistry

J4922

The six principles of Green extraction of natural products

AG6793

Ecodesign in the textile industry

F1470

Ecodesign of food, bioproducts, bioprocesses and food processes

IN180
Research and innovation

Eco-design of Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds for the Chemical Industry and Health

AG6753

How 3D printing could drives sustainability

AM3580

Biopolymers: various families, properties and applications

IN54
Archive

Incorporating rubber aggregates into concrete

IN72
Research and innovation

INDAR process: disassembly of bonded structural assemblies

M2394

Precious metals recycling

IN70
Research and innovation

Extraction treatment of heavy metals

Mechatronics

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BM8000

Introduction to mechatronics

BM8006

Mechatronics applications in the industry

BM8020

Mechatronic design - Towards an ongoing process of integrated mechatronic design

S7260

Simulation and CAD in automation and mechatronics

BM8025

Mechatronic power transmission chains - Implementing estimation models for preliminary design

BM8026

Mechatronic power transmission - Estimation models

D3065

Bond graph for mechatronic system design

BM8070

Securement of mechatronic .Context and hardware architecture

BM8071

Securing mechatronic systems - Part 2

IN75
Research and innovation

Innovations on haptic tactile and impactile interfaces

TRI350

Tribotronics.New Fields of Applications for Tribology

Materials with mechanical properties

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N2610

Nanocomposites prepared from lamellar nanofillers

N2615

Polymer nanocomposites / layered silicates

N2720

Mechanical properties of metallic glasses

RE269

High entropy multi-component alloys - Concepts, microstructures and mechanical properties

N2750

The Invar - Family of functional alloys

M4770

Superalloys

N2820

Fluorocarboned elastomers

N2890

Self-healing supramolecular polymers

N2880

Silicones or siloxanes - Structure and properties

N2882

Silicones or siloxanes - Applications

J3990

End-of-life of silicone polymers

RE292

Dendrimeric and hyperbranched polymers - Additives for wood glues and foams

N720

Viscoelastic materials - Reduction of noise and vibrations

BM7617

Bonding materials - Applications

N2000

Direct Bonding - Adhesive-free assembly for extreme environments

IN72
Research and innovation

INDAR process: disassembly of bonded structural assemblies

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