Collaborative engineering: A case study of Concurrent Engineering in a wider context

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-109

  Willaert, Stephan S A ^a   De Graaf, Rob ^b   Minderhoud, Simon ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b Ericsson Telecommunication   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaborative Engineering; Concurrent Engineering; Continuous improvement; Management of change; Product development process

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032025097     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-4748(97)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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