Engineering design management: An information structure approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2957-2975

  Yassine, A ^a   Falkenburg, D ^b   Chelst, K ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION USE; PLANNING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING DESIGN MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0032658132     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499190374     Document Type: Article

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