Improving cost effectiveness in an existing product line using component product platforms

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3299-3317

  Farrell, Ronald S ^a   Simpson, Timothy W ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based costing (ABC); Commonality; Product line redesign; Product platform

Indexed keywords

ABC MODEL; ACTIVITY BASED COSTING; COMPONENT PLATFORMS; CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS; DESIGN STRATEGIES; MANUFACTURING COST; MARKET SEGMENTATION GRID; PLATFORM APPROACH; PLATFORM STRATEGY; PRODUCT PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT PLATFORMS; PRODUCT-LINES; TOTAL COSTS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 77951108052     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802620753     Document Type: Article

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