On the link between modularity and cost - A methodology to assess cost implications of product architecture differences

IEEE International Engineering Management Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 131-136

  Fixson, Sebastian K ^a   Clark, Joel P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE;

COSTS;

EID: 0036442705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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