工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)設(she)(she)計(ji)(ji)是人們運(yun)用科(ke)技知識和方法，有目標地創(chuang)(chuang)(chuang)造工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)產品構思和計(ji)(ji)劃的過程(cheng)，幾(ji)乎涉及到人類活動的全部(bu)領域。雖然工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)設(she)(she)計(ji)(ji)的費用往往只(zhi)占.終產品成(cheng)本(ben)的一小部(bu)分(fen)（8 ~　15%），然而它對產品的先進性和競爭能力(li)(li)卻起著決定(ding)性的影響,并往往決定(ding)70 ~ 80%的制(zhi)造成(cheng)本(ben)和營銷服務成(cheng)本(ben)。所(suo)以(yi)說工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)設(she)(she)計(ji)(ji)是現代社會工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)文明的.重要(yao)的支柱，是工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)創(chuang)(chuang)(chuang)新的核心環節(jie)，也(ye)是現代社會生產力(li)(li)的龍(long)頭。工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)設(she)(she)計(ji)(ji)的水(shui)平(ping)和能力(li)(li)是一個國家和地區工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)創(chuang)(chuang)(chuang)新能力(li)(li)和競爭能力(li)(li)的決定(ding)性因素之一。