Complexity in engineering

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 46-63

  Suh, Nam P ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axiomatic design; Complexity; Engineering

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COST ACCOUNTING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

AXIOMATIC DESIGN; COMPLEXITY THEORY; FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS (FR); MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 32044442958     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0007-8506(07)60019-5     Document Type: Article

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