Adaptive product, process and tooling design strategy for optimal dimensional quality of automotive body assemblies

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 835-843

  Zhang, Bai ^a   Ni, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE BODY ASSEMBLY; TOOLING MANUFACTURING PROCESS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0344515489     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1616946     Document Type: Article

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