Improving product introduction through appropriate organization: The development of the SIMPLOFI positioning tool

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 339-351

  Brookes, N J ^a   Backhouse, C J ^a   Burns, N D ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concurrent engineering; New product introduction; Product development

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; MACHINE TOOLS; POSITION CONTROL; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

POSITIONING TOOLS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033692029     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405001518143     Document Type: Article

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