Design targets determination for inter-dependent product attributes in QFD using fuzzy inference

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 376-383

  Fung, Richard Y K ^a   Law, Dave S T ^a   Ip, W H ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Customer requirements; Design; Fuzzy sets; Quality function deployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010641884     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069910293040     Document Type: Article

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