Assembly FMEA: A simplified method for identifying assembly errors

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Design Engineering Division (Publication) DE

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 315-323

  Kmenta, Steven ^a   Cheldelin, Brent ^a   Ishii, Kosuke ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly Quality; Design for Assembly (DFA); Design for Manufacturability; Error Proofing; Failure Modes Effects Analysis; Manufacturing Quality; Poka yoke; Process FMEA; Quality Control; Risk Management

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING DEVICES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASKETS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ASSEMBLY QUALITY; DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY (DFA); DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY; ERROR PROOFING; FAILURE MODES EFFECTS ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING QUALITY; POKA YOKE; PROCESS FMEA;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 1942424770     PISSN: 15214613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-41595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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