A dynamic process-based cost modeling approach to understand learning effects in manufacturing

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 223-234

  Nadeau, Marie Claude ^a   Kar, Ashish ^b   Roth, Richard ^a   Kirchain, Randolph ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Manufacturing; Process based cost modeling

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE COSTS; AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLIES; COST ELEMENTS; COST IMPACT; COST IMPROVEMENTS; COST MODELING; COST STRUCTURE; CYCLE TIME; DYNAMIC PROCESS; HYDROFORMING PROCESS; INTEGRATING LEARNING; LEARNING; LEARNING ACTIVITY; LEARNING EFFECTS; LEARNING OPPORTUNITY; MANUFACTURING; PROCESS COSTS; PROCESS-BASED COST MODELING;

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; MANUFACTURE; WIRE DRAWING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77957759174     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.07.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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