Design architecture and introduction timing for rapidly improving industrial products

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-171

  Ramachandran, Karthik ^a   Krishnan, V ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Modular upgradability; New product development and introduction; Product architecture; Rapidly improving products

Indexed keywords

DESIGN ARCHITECTURES; EMERGING TRENDS; INDUSTRIAL MARKETS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS; INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURES; MODULAR ARCHITECTURES; MODULAR UPGRADABILITY; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND INTRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE; RAPIDLY IMPROVING PRODUCTS; SHORT PERIODS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TIMING DECISIONS;

ARCHITECTURE; COSTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIME MEASUREMENT;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 61349086715     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1060.0143     Document Type: Article

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