Enabling flexibility in engineering systems: A taxonomy of procedures and a design framework

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cardin, Michel Alexandre ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN; SEARCH ENGINES;

CASE-STUDIES; CLASSIFIEDS; DESIGN FRAMEWORKS; DESIGN PROCEDURE; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; FIVE-PHASE; MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS; REAL OPTIONS ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

TAXONOMIES;

EID: 84888867927     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4025704     Document Type: Article

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