Inter-organizational participation and user focus in a large-scale product development programme: The Swedish hand tool project

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 369-381

  Kardborn, Anders ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hand tools; Participation; Product development programme; User

Indexed keywords

HAND TOOLS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARKETING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRODUCT DESIGN;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRY; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032079252     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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