Component sharing in complex products and systems: Challenges, solutions, and practical implications

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 509-521

  Oshri, Ilan ^a   Newell, Sue ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex products and systems (CoPS); Component sharing; R D management

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

COMPLEX PRODUCT AND SYSTEMS; COMPONENT SHARING; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 27744536798     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2005.857568     Document Type: Article

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