Estimating design complexity

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-257

  Bashir, Hamdi A ^a   Thomson, Vince ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0039833748     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095448299261317     Document Type: Article

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