The functional build approach to tolerance development

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 493-496

  Majeske, Karl D ^a   Hammett, Patrick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive body assembly; Design tolerance; Die construction; Die tryout; Functional build

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; FITS AND TOLERANCES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SPECIFICATIONS;

AUTOMOTIVE BODY ASSEMBLY; DIE CONSTRUCTION; FUNCTIONAL BUILD APPROACH;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034313444     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.895344     Document Type: Article

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