Managing modularity in product family design with functional modeling

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 579-588

  Zhang, W Y ^a   Tor, S Y ^b   Britton, G A ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Functional modeling; Mass customization; Modular design; Product family

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL MODELING; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; MODULAR DESIGN; PRODUCT FAMILY;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 33748797420     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-005-0112-z     Document Type: Article

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