Management of fuzzy front end: Case studies in medical device industry;Gestão do pré-desenvolvimento de produto: Estudo de casos na indústria de equipamentos médico-hospitalares

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Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 391-404

  Mendesa, Glauco Henrique de Sousa ^a   de Toledob, José Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fuzzy front end; Medical device industry; New product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867794804     PISSN: 01036513     EISSN: 19805411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-65132012005000031     Document Type: Article

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