Harnessing product complexity: Step 1establishing product complexity dimensions and indicators

Engineering Economist

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-79

  Orfi, Nihal ^a   Terpenny, Janis ^b   Sahin Sariisik, Asli ^c  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS; DIRECT COSTS; MARKET COMPETITION; MARKET SHARE; PRODUCT COMPLEXITY; PRODUCT OFFERINGS; PRODUCT VARIETY; RESEARCH AREAS; SUPPORT TOOL; UNIFIED APPROACH;

COMPETITION; COST ACCOUNTING; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; SUPPLY CHAINS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 79952677345     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2010.549935     Document Type: Article

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