Retaining architectural knowledge within automotive design chains

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 217-235

  Batchelor, Joy ^a   Bates, Hilary ^a   Croom, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

architectural innovation; Architectural knowledge; modularity; product architecture; make or buy decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842274720     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: 17415012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijatm.2001.000036     Document Type: Article

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