Scalable product family design: Case study of axial piston pumps

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 585-620

  Bhandare, S ^a   Allada, V ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial piston pump; Multiple platforms; Product platforms; Scaling variables

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEGRADATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PUMPS; RECIPROCATING PUMPS;

AXIAL PISTON PUMP; AXIAL PISTONS; BENCHMARK PROBLEMS; CASE STUDIES; CUSTOMER NEEDS; EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; MULTIPLE PLATFORMS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATIONS; PERFORMANCE LOSSES; PLATFORMING; PRODUCT FAMILY DESIGNS; PRODUCT PLATFORMS; PRODUCT VARIANTS; SCALABLE DESIGNS; SCALING VARIABLES; SINGLE PLATFORMS; SOLUTION METHODOLOGIES; TAGUCHI LOSS FUNCTIONS; TOTAL COSTS; TRADE OFFS;

COSTS;

EID: 56749179487     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701441913     Document Type: Article

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