Product platform design and the gate model: Lessons from industry case studies

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Design Engineering Division (Publication) DE

Volumn 117, Issue , 2004, Pages 13-22

  Chao, Lawrence P ^a   Ishii, Kosuke ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Design; Gate model; Platform

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; DESIGN; MARKETING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

GATE MODEL; PLATFORM; PRODUCT PLATFORM DESIGN; TIME-TO-MARKET;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 19544374873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-59190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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