The importance of product development cycle time and cost in the development of product families

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-112

  Johnsona, Michael D ^a   Kirchainb, Randolph E ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive engineering; Cost estimation; Interviews; Product families

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY COSTS; AUTOMOTIVE BODY; COST ESTIMATION; COST MODELS; COST SAVING; DEVELOPMENT COSTS; INDIRECT COSTS; INNOVATIVE PRODUCT; INTERVIEWS; LEADTIME; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT FAMILIES; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGY CHOICES; TOTAL COSTS;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

COSTS;

EID: 78651512200     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820902960058     Document Type: Article

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