A multi-criteria assessment tool for screening preliminary product platform concepts

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-75

  Otto, Kevin ^a   Hölttä Otto, Katja ^b  

^a Robust Systems and Strategy   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept selection; Modularity; Platform; System engineering

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

CONCEPT SELECTION; FLEXIBILITY; MODULARITY; MULTI-CRITERIA ASSESSMENT TOOLS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547232515     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-007-0004-1     Document Type: Article

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