Approximating feeder line reliability statistics with partial data collection in assembly systems

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-203

  Li, Jingshan ^a   Alden, Jeffrey M ^a   Rabaey, John R ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Feeder line; Reliability; Sensitivity; Throughput

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY THEORY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THROUGHPUT;

ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEEDER LINES; THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 14044252065     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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