A QFD-enabled product conceptualisation approach via design knowledge hierarchy and RCE neural network

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 279-293

  Yan, Wei ^a   Khoo, Li Pheng ^b   Chen, Chun Hsien ^b  

^a SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Design knowledge handling; Design knowledge hierarchy; Laddering technique; Quality function deployment; Restricted Coulomb energy neural network

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS;

DESIGN KNOWLEDGE HANDLING; DESIGN KNOWLEDGE HIERARCHY; LADDERING TECHNIQUE; RESTRICTED COULOMB ENERGY NEURAL NETWORK;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 24144454156     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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