Designing modular product architecture for optimal overall product modularity

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 293-316

  Kashkoush, Mohamed ^a   ElMaraghy, Hoda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

design structure matrix; genetic algorithm; granularity; integer programming; Modularity; product architecture

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRICES; GRANULARITY; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODELS; MODULAR PRODUCT ARCHITECTURES; MODULARITY; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE; PRODUCT STRUCTURE TREES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 85016942604     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544828.2017.1307949     Document Type: Article

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