Computer support for systematic design applied in a cross-functional commercial concept development project

Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-120

  Almefelt, Lars ^a,b   Sutinen, Krister ^b   Malmqvist, Johan ^b  

^a VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Application; Computer support; Concept development; Cross functional team; Empirical study; Systematic design

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;

EID: 0042879793     PISSN: 1063293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063293X03035425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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