Representation of similarity and dependency for assembly modularity

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 803-827

  Gershenson, J K ^a   Lai, X ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly modularity; Design dependency representation; Modular design; Process similarity representation

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ASSEMBLY MODULARITY; DESIGN DEPENDENCY REPRESENTATION; MODULAR DESIGN; PROCESS SIMILARITY REPRESENTATION;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 42649092167     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1010-3     Document Type: Article

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