Utilizing product configuration systems for supporting the critical parts of the engineering processes

IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Volumn 2016-January, Issue , 2016, Pages 1777-1781

  Kristjansdottir, K ^a   Shafiee, S ^a   Hvam, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

critical parts of the engineering processes; Engineering To Order (ETO) companies; process improvements; product configuration system (PCS)

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

COMPETITIVE PRICES; COMPLEX PRODUCTS; ENGINEERING PROCESS; HIGH QUALITY; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; PRODUCT CONFIGURATION; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; SPECIFICATION PROCESS;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84962034432     PISSN: 21573611     EISSN: 2157362X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2015.7385953     Document Type: Conference Paper

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