Analysis of automotive body assembly system configurations for quality and productivity

International Journal of Manufacturing Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-305

  Hu, Jack S ^a   Stecke, Kathryn E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly error; Assembly systems; Configuration; Performance; Productivity; Quality; Variation

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; IMAGE QUALITY; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVETING;

ASSEMBLY ERROR; ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; CONFIGURATION; PERFORMANCE; VARIATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 67649607521     PISSN: 17500591     EISSN: 17500605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2009.026575     Document Type: Article

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