Planning development processes for complex products

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-171

  Eckert, Claudia M ^b   Clarkson, P John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complex engineering processes; Empirical studies; Process planning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PLAN; BILL OF MATERIALS; COMPLEX ENGINEERING; COMPLEX PRODUCTS; DESIGN PROCESS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; EFFICIENT PLANNING; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; PLANNING SUPPORT; PROCESS PLAN; QUALITY PLANS; RESEARCH AREAS;

INDUSTRY; PROCESS PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 77956338354     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-009-0079-0     Document Type: Article

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