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Journal of Engineering Design Volume 23, 2012 - Issue 10-11: Dependency modelling in complex system design
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Comparative analysis of coupling modularity metrics

Katja Hölttä-Otto Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02747-2300, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Noemi A. Chiriac Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA, 02747-2300, USA
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Dusan Lysy Xerox Corporation, 800 Phillips Road, Webster, NY, 14580, USA
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Eun Suk Suh Xerox Corporation, 800 Phillips Road, Webster, NY, 14580, USA
Pages 790-806 | Received 23 Nov 2011, Accepted 05 Jun 2012, Published online: 16 Jul 2012

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