Quantifying the effects of product family decisions on material selection: A process-based costing approach

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 653-668

  Johnson, Michael D ^a   Kirchain, Randolph E ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile; Case study; Cost; Materials selection; Product families

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; CASE STUDY; COMPONENT SHARING; CONVENTIONAL DESIGN; COST MODELING; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DIE-CAST; MATERIAL CHOICE; MATERIAL SELECTION; MATERIALS SELECTION; PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTES; PRODUCT DESIGNERS; PRODUCT FAMILIES; PRODUCT PLATFORMS; PRODUCT VARIETY; STEEL COMPONENTS;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; MAGNESIUM;

AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS;

EID: 67651177413     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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