A classification of uncertainty for early product and system design

Proceedings of ICED 2007, the 16th International Conference on Engineering Design

Volumn DS 42, Issue , 2007, Pages

  De Weck, Olivier ^a   Eckert, Claudia ^b   Clarkson, John ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering changes; Flexibility; Product design; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING CHANGES; FLEXIBILITY; LIFE SPAN; LITERATURE SURVEY; PRODUCT CHANGES; PRODUCT DESIGNERS; PRODUCT FAMILIES; SYSTEM ARCHITECTS; UNCERTAINTY;

PRODUCT DESIGN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862630175     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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