A methodology to support product family redesign using a genetic algorithm and commonality indices

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005

Volumn 2 B, Issue , 2005, Pages 1009-1018

  Thevenot, Henri J ^a,b   Nanda, Jyotirmaya ^a,b   Simpson, Timothy W ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ^*

Author keywords

Commonality Indices; Genetic Algorithm; Product Family Redesign

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

COMMONALITY INDICES; COMPUTER MICE; PRODUCT FAMILY REDESIGN;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 33144481856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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