Towards a QFD-based expert system: A novel extension to fuzzy QFD methodology using rough set theory

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 8888-8896

  Zhai, L Y ^a   Khoo, L P ^a   Zhong, Z W ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Decision making; Product design; Product development management; QFD based expert system; Quality function deployment (QFD); Rough set

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; SET THEORY;

ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS; BOUNDARY INTERVALS; DESIGN OBJECTIVES; FUZZY ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENTS (QFD); QUALITY PRODUCT; VOICES OF CUSTOMERS;

ROUGH SET THEORY;

EID: 77957843445     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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