Integration analysis of product decompositions

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn Part F167892-1, Issue , 1994, Pages 343-351

  Pimmler, Thomas U ^a   Eppinger, Steven D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION;

COMPLEX PROJECTS; DESIGN DECOMPOSITION; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; INTEGRATION ANALYSIS; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84861501540     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC1994-0034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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