Customizability index based on information content

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-124

  Jiao, J ^a   Tseng, M M ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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

Author keywords

Customization; Design; Product

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CONJOINT ANALYSIS; CUSTOMIZABILITY INDEX; INFORMATION CONTENT; PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0041842542     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60546-0     Document Type: Article

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