A cluster analysis method for materials selection

Materials have typically been selected based on the familiarities and past experiences of a limited number of designers with a limited number of materials. Problems arise when the designer is unfamiliar with new or improved materials, or production processes more efficient and economical than past c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vaughan, Carol E.
Other Authors: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41497
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122009-041254/