Product modularization for life cycle engineering

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 387-401

  Gu, P ^a   Sosale, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Imperial Rubber Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OBJECTIVES; INTERACTION ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING; MODULE FORMATION; PROBLEM DEFINITION; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; PRODUCT MODULARIZATION; PRODUCT RETIREMENT;

MODULAR CONSTRUCTION;

DESIGN;

EID: 0001237039     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5845(99)00049-6     Document Type: Article

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