Design of a scalable assembly system for product variety: A case study

Assembly Automation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-126

  Matt, D T ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assembly; Assembly system; Axiomatic design; Product design; Product variety; Scalability

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; AXIOMATIC DESIGN; CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES; DESIGN OF ASSEMBLIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDY; PRODUCT VARIETY;

ASSEMBLY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; RIVETING; SCALABILITY;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84875931692     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445151311306627     Document Type: Review

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