An extension of the commonality index for product family optimization

2007 Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2007

Volumn 6 PART B, Issue , 2008, Pages 1001-1010

  Khajavirad, Aida ^a   Michalek, Jeremy J ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commonality metric; Gradient based optimization; Platform configuration; Product family; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

(PL) PROPERTIES; COMPUTATIONAL PROPERTIES; CONTINUOUS SPACES; DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE (DAC); DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIRABLE PROPERTIES; DISCRETE PROBLEMS; GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION; IN ORDER; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); INPUT DATA; INTERNATIONAL DESIGNS; MANUFACTURING COSTS; MARKET SEGMENTS; METRICS (CO); MULTI OBJECTIVES; PLATFORM SELECTION; PRODUCT FAMILIES; PRODUCT FAMILY DESIGN; PRODUCT FAMILY OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT LINES; SINGLE STAGE; SUPPLY CHAIN COSTS; TECHNICAL CONFERENCES;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; AUTOMATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; CURVE FITTING; ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MECHANIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PAPER; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; ROBOTICS; SUPPLY CHAINS; TECHNOLOGY;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 44949138321     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2007-35605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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