Product architecture assessment: A tool to link product, process, and supply chain design decisions

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 345-369

  Fixson, Sebastian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

3D CE; Modularity; Product architecture; Product process supply chain design

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; PLANNING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

3D-CE; MODULARITY; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE; PRODUCT-PROCESS-SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14844350336     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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