A decision analytic framework for evaluating concurrent engineering

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 144-157

  Yassine, Ali A ^a,b   Chelst, Kenneth R ^a,b   Falkenburg, Donald R ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent engineering; Design process structure; Information requirements; Partial overlapping; Probabilistic modeling; Risk and decision analysis

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; DATA STRUCTURES; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DESIGN PROCESS STRUCTURES; PARTIAL OVERLAPPING STRATEGIES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032634750     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.759142     Document Type: Article

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