Product platform life cycles: A multiple case study

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-201

  Wortmann, Hans ^a   Alblas, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerospace industry; Automotive industry; Machinery industry; PDLC; PLC; PPLC; Product design life cycle; Product life cycle; Product platform life cycle; Product platforms; Software industry.

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; ARTIFICIAL LIFE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; MACHINE DESIGN; MACHINERY; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

MACHINERY INDUSTRY; PDLC; PPLC; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; PRODUCT PLATFORMS; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 67549091514     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2009.024915     Document Type: Article

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