Relational reasoning supported by quantitative methods for product modularization

Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED

Volumn DS 31, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Larses, Ola ^a   Blackenfelt, Michael ^a  

^a RESC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Architecture; Design structure matrix; Mechatronics; Modularization

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; DECISION MAKING; MECHATRONICS;

DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRICES; MECHATRONIC PRODUCTS; MODULARIZATIONS; MODULARIZED; PRODUCT MODULARIZATION; QUALITATIVE DECISION MAKING; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; RELATIONAL REASONING;

MODULAR CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84920546660     PISSN: 22204334     EISSN: 22204342     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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