Exploration of correlations between factors influencing communication in complex product development

Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-59

  Maier, Anja M ^a   Kreimeyer, Matthias ^b   Hepperle, Clemens ^b   Eckert, Claudia M ^a   Lindemann, Udo ^b   Clarkson, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case studies in industry; Collaboration; Communication; Concurrent engineering; Maturity grid; Product development organizations; Research and development management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; CORRELATION METHODS; PROCESS DESIGN; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION GRID METHOD; INTER-DEPARTMENTAL INTERFACES;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 40549119832     PISSN: 1063293X     EISSN: 15312003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063293X07084638     Document Type: Article

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