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Efficient organizing of design activities

A. KUSIAK Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAView further author information
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J. WANG Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
Pages 753-769 | Received 01 May 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2010

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