Technological complexity: A support to management decisions for product engineering and manufacturing

2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 6-11

  Tani, G ^a   Cimatti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complexity; Engineering; Manufacturing; Production management; Technology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ABSTRACT CONCEPTS; COMPLEXITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE; NEW PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL QUANTITIES; PRODUCT ENGINEERINGS; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 62749109413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2008.4737822     Document Type: Conference Paper

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