Fuzzy decision support for tools selection in the core front end activities of new product development

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-18

  Achiche, Sofiane ^a   Appio, Francesco Paolo ^b   McAloone, Tim C ^c   Di Minin, Alberto ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decision support; Fuzzy front end; Fuzzy logic; Genetic algorithms; New product development

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC CONSTRUCTION; CONCEPT GENERATION; DATA COLLECTION; DATA SETS; DECISION SUPPORTS; DESIGN TEAM; DEVELOPED MODEL; EARLY STAGE OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; FRONT END; FUZZY DECISION; FUZZY FRONT END; INNOVATION PROCESS; LEARNING DATA; MACRO-ENVIRONMENT; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAMS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRY; MANAGERS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84872413585     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: 14356066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-012-0130-4     Document Type: Article

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