An interactive particle swarm optimisation for selecting a product family and designing its supply chain

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 168-186

  Yadav, S R ^a   Dashora, Yogesh ^a   Shankar, Ravi ^b   Chan, Felix T S ^c   Tiwari, M K ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOUNDRY AND FORGE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

modules; platform based product development; process flexibility; product family; supply chain

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MARKETING; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV); PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION; WIRING HARNESS SUPPLIERS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 43149122466     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2008.018155     Document Type: Article

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