Improving product development process design: A method for managing information flows, risks, and iterations

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 689-699

  Unger, Darian ^a   Eppinger, Steven ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Models of the design process; Product development process design; Systematic product development < design theory and research methodology

Indexed keywords

CAN DESIGN; DESIGN PROCESS; DEVELOPMENT TIME; INFORMATION FLOWS; LITERATURE SURVEY; NEW PRODUCT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DESIGN; RISK PROFILE;

DATA VISUALIZATION; INDUSTRY; PROCESS DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 80052846131     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544828.2010.524886     Document Type: Article

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