Modularity concepts for the automotive industry: A critical review

CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 148-152

  Pandremenos, J ^a   Paralikas, J ^a   Salonitis, K ^a   Chryssolouris, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Design; Modularity

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; VEHICLES;

BODY DESIGNS; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; CRITICAL REVIEWS; CURRENT TRENDS; HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUMES; MODULAR APPROACHES; MODULAR DESIGNS; MODULARITY; MODULARITY CONCEPTS; MODULARIZATION;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 57749201862     PISSN: 17555817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirpj.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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