An ontology-based approach to support decision-making for the design of ETO (Engineer-To-Order) products

Automation in Construction

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 759-770

  Pandit, Aarti ^a   Zhu, Yimin ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business process; Decision making; Engineer To Order; Ontology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DESIGN;

BUSINESS PROCESS; DESIGN PHASE; ENGINEER-TO-ORDER; INTEGRATE HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 34249652389     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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