Integrating market and technological knowledge in the fuzzy front end: An FCM-based action support system

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 517-539

  Schröder, Hans Horst ^a   Jetter, Antonie J M ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action regulation; Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs); Fuzzy front end; NPD; Product development

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY SETS;

FUZZY COGNITIVE MAPS (FCM);

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0041429597     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2003.003421     Document Type: Review

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