Modularity and interface management of product architectures

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Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 599-609

  Mikkola, Juliana Hsuan ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0035790409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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