Application of Design for Six Sigma to manufacturing process design at Ford PTO

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 369-387

  Kalamdani, Rajeev ^a   Khalaf, Faysal ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camshaft grinding; Casting simulation; Crankshaft induction hardening; Direct Acting Mechanical Bucket (DAMB) tappet assembly; Manufacturing process Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745534852     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2006.009917     Document Type: Article

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