A classification method to compare modular product concepts

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 657-668

  Strong, Matthew B ^a   Magleby, Spencer P ^a   Parkinson, Alan R ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; USER INTERFACES;

MODULAR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; MODULARITY TYPE SPACE (MTS);

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

EID: 1842759637     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2003/dtm-48661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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