This paper discusses an industrial project in which the objective was to develop a classification method for associating key characteristics of supplier/customer relationships with supplier evaluation focus groups and core supplier capabilities. A neural network model was developed to supplement...

A method is proposed for decomposing the decision making process based on risk factors in product development (e.g., redesign risk, schedule risk). The IDEF3 methodology is used to capture the macro-decision structure of the design process. Decision sets are identified based on logical...