Requirements management: An enabler for concurrent engineering in the automotive industry

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1703-1717

  Kerr, C I V ^a,b   Roy, R ^a   Sackett, P J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Concurrent engineering; Ontology; Product development; Requirements management

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ONTOLOGY; REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33745006618     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540500445263     Document Type: Article

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