A comparison of commonality indices for product family design

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 169-178

  Thevenot, Henri J ^a   Simpson, Timothy W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commonality indices; Distinctiveness; Product family; Product platform

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPETITION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MARKETING; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

COMMONALITY INDICES; DISTINCTIVENESS; PRODUCT FAMILY; PRODUCT PLATFORM;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 14044263016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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