A Concept Exploration Method for Product Platform and Product Family Design

Optimization in Industry

Volumn 2, Issue , 1999, Pages 371-386

  Simpson, Timothy W ^a   Mistree, Farrokh ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept exploration; Product family; Product variety; Scalable product platform

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT EXPLORATION; PRODUCT FAMILIES; PRODUCT VARIETY; SCALABLE PRODUCT PLATFORM;

AIRCRAFT; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; TORQUE;

AVIATION;

EID: 1642619404     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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