Modularisation and the changing nature of automotive design capabilities

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 276-297

  Batchelor, Joy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Design capabilities; Modularisation; Product architecture; Product development; System integrators; Systems engineering

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SYNCHRONIZATION; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; VEHICLES;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; DESIGN CAPABILITIES; MODULARISATION; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE; SYSTEM INTEGRATORS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33847114390     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2006.012121     Document Type: Article

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