An engineering design strategy for reconfigurable products that support poverty alleviation

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 249-263

  Lewis, Patrick K ^a   Mattson, Christopher A ^a   Murray, Vance R ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER NEED; ENGINEERING DESIGN; FINANCIAL RISKS; OVERALL DESIGN; PARETO FRONTIERS; PARETO-OPTIMALITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRODUCT FAMILY DESIGN; RE-CONFIGURABLE;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ENGINEERING; IRRIGATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PUMPS; SALES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 80055010879     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2010-28739     Document Type: Conference Paper

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