Manufacturing cost estimation during design of fabricated parts

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 213, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 731-735

  Schreve, K ^a   Schuster, H R ^a   Basson, A H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; DFM; Fabrication; Tack welding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000862903     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405991517146     Document Type: Article

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