Computer aided tolerance analysis for improved process control

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-19

  Gerth, Richard J ^a   Hancock, Walton M ^b  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FITS AND TOLERANCES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROCESS CONTROL;

COMPUTER AIDED TOLERANCE ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0033702365     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-8352(00)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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