This handbook is designed to provide organizational, procedure, and department standards guidance for the establishment or reorganization of a modern manufacturing engineering department. This handbook has been prepared, based on years of experience, to fill that need. It can be edited, changed, and expanded to meet individual organizational needs. It can be a blueprint for an engineering departmentÕs success. But, it remains only a tool, its implementation, and how it is utilized are the major factors which will determine its success. Areas covered in detail include: The Engineering Manager Position; Project Manager; Cost Estimating; Technical Writing; Project Assignment and Management; Part Number Structure and Assignment; Engineering Change Requests and Orders; and the Critical Path Method of Project Management; and much more.