Modelling platform-based product configuration using programmed attributed graph grammars

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-167

  Xuehong, D U ^a   Jiao, Jianxin ^b   Tseng, Mitchell M ^c  

^a Artesyn Technol Asia Pacific Ltd   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT CONFIGURATION;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0038037863     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954482031000091482     Document Type: Article

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