Introducing interface management in new product family development

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-51

  Sundgren, Niklas ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INTERFACE MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT PLATFORMS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032761155     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0737-6782(98)00035-6     Document Type: Article

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