Configurable product design using multiple fuzzy models

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-233

  Deciu, E R ^a   Ostrosi, E ^a   Ferney, M ^a   Gheorghe, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Configurable products; Configuration design; Multiple fuzzy models; Product design; Product multiple views

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FUZZY SETS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL;

CONFIGURABLE PRODUCTS; CONFIGURATION DESIGN; CONFIGURATION MODEL; PRODUCT MULTIPLE VIEWS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 19844380374     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820500031526     Document Type: Article

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