Function-based cost estimating

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2621-2650

  Roy, R ^a   Souchoroukov, P ^a   Griggs, T ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Cost estimating; Cost improvement; Costing; Design; Function based cost estimating

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DATA ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

COST IMPROVEMENT; FUNCTION-BASED COST ESTIMATING;

COSTS;

EID: 40849088042     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540601094440     Document Type: Article

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