Assessing the importance of design through product archaeology

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 352-369

  Ulrich, Karl T ^a   Pearson, Scott ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Competitive Benchmarking; Design for Manufacturing; Product Design; Product Development

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COSTS; MANUFACTURE; STANDARDS;

COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING; DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING; PRODUCT ARCHAEOLOGY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0032025743     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.3.352     Document Type: Article

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