Cost engineering for manufacturing: Current and future research

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2012, Pages 300-314

  Xu, Y ^a   Elgh, F ^b   Erkoyuncu, J A ^a   Bankole, O ^a   Goh, Y ^c   Cheung, W M ^d   Baguley, P ^a   Wang, Q ^e   Arundachawat, P ^a   Shehab, E ^a   Newnes, L ^f   Roy, R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affordability engineering; cost engineering; life cycle cost; risk; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS;

AFFORDABILITY ENGINEERINGS; CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; LIFECYCLE COSTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANUFACTURING COST; RISK AND UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY;

COST ENGINEERING;

EID: 84859715786     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2010.542183     Document Type: Article

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