Toward a product system modularity construct: Literature review and reconceptualization

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-240

  Salvador, Fabrizio ^a  

^a IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Construct development; Literature review; Measurement; Product modularity; Product variety

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

CONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT MODULARITY; PRODUCT SYSTEM; PRODUCT VARIETY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34247569849     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2007.893996     Document Type: Article

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