Design evaluation of multi-station assembly processes by using state space approach

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 408-418

  Ding, Yu ^a   Ceglarek, Dariusz ^a   Shi, Jianjun ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; BENCHMARKING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATE SPACE METHODS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

PROCESS DESIGN;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0036750087     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1485744     Document Type: Article

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