On modular products development

Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-300

  Kong, F B ^a   Ming, X G ^a   Wang, L ^a   Wang, X H ^a   Wang, P P ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mass customization; Modular products; Modular products development; Modularity; Product family

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY; IMPLEMENTATION ASPECTS; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; MODULAR PRODUCTS; PRODUCT FAMILIES; RESEARCH ISSUES; RESEARCH RESULTS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 76649090295     PISSN: 1063293X     EISSN: 15312003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063293X09353974     Document Type: Article

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