Review of theory, key technologies and its application of modular product design

Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-61

  Hou, Liang ^a   Tang, Renzhong ^a   Xu, Yanshen ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agile manufacturing (AM); Mass customization (MC); Modular product; Module; Product family

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION;

MASS CUSTOMIZATION; METHODOLOGIES; MODULAR PRODUCT; MODULE; PRODUCT FAMILY;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 2342469426     PISSN: 05776686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3901/jme.2004.01.056     Document Type: Article

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