A computational method for task allocation and coordination in a distributed design environment

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 3, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 595-605

  Johnson, Jay ^a   Wu, Hao ^a   Sifleet, Todd ^a   Fathianathan, Mervyn ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODELING; COLLABORATIVE DESIGN; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; DESIGN PROJECTS; DESIGN REVIEW; DESIGN SEQUENCES; DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRICES; DESIGN TASKS; DESIGN TEAM; DISTRIBUTED DESIGN; INITIAL DESIGN; PRODUCT REALIZATION PROCESS; TASK ALLOCATION; THREE STAGES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MANAGERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 81155127337     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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