A proposed method for cost estimating for low volume infrequent electronic products

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

Volumn 143, Issue , 2006, Pages 699-706

  Newnes, L B ^a   Mileham, A R ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost estimating; electronic products; low volume products

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INJECTION MOLDING;

'CURRENT; COMPLEX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; COST ESTIMATING RELATIONSHIPS; ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDY; LOW VOLUME PRODUCT; PRODUCT COST; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

COST ESTIMATING;

EID: 44849139996     PISSN: 09226389     EISSN: 18798314     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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