Article ID: | iaor1994498 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 5 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 5 |
End Page Number: | 25 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1993 |
Journal: | International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems |
Authors: | Tanchoco J.M.A., Noble James S. |
Keywords: | design |
The development of design systems which ensure economic feasibility has been the focus of recent research in the manufacturing area. Traditional design and justification approaches have been cited as having shortcomings; thus, there have been a variety of modifications and enhancements developed. An approach that is conceptually different from the traditional approaches seeks the integration of the economic analysis within the design process. The authors denote this approach as the