Design rules Basic rules of embodiment design: clarity, simplicity, safety (Pahl and Beitz, 1996: 205–236) Organizational process Design for short time to market (Bralla, 1996: 255–266) System design, testing & validation Design for reliability (Bralla, 1996: 165–181), Synonyms: Reliability Engineering (VDI4001-4010) Design for test Design for safety (Bralla, 1996: 195–210; VDI2244); Synonyms: safety engineering, safe-life design Design for quality (Bralla, 1996: 149–164; VDI2247), Synonyms: quality engineering Design against corrosion damage (Pahl and Beitz, 1996: 294–304) Design for minimum risk (Pahl and Beitz, 1996:373–380)