Antecedents and outcomes of manufacturability in integrated product development

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 821-852

  Doll, William J ^a   Hong, Paul ^b   Nahm, Abraham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Manufacturing systems; New products; Product development; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954850389     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571011068180     Document Type: Article

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