Introduction of a product family penalty function using physical programming

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-172

  Messac, Achille ^a   Martinez, Michael P ^a   Simpson, Timothy W ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY;

PRODUCT FAMILY PENALTY FUNCTION (PFPF);

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0036623823     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1467602     Document Type: Article

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