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Process capability surrogate model-based tolerance synthesis for multi-station manufacturing systems

A major problem in design-for-manufacturing of complex products is the lack of tolerancing approaches integrating key product characteristics (KPCs) and key control characteristics (KCCs). Also, there is a paucity of process capability prediction approaches for use during the design phase of a new production system. This paper developed a process-oriented tolerance synthesis which integrates KPCs and KCCs and allows assessment of process capability at design phase. This leads to transition from current practice of “part interchangeability” to novel “process interchangeability” thus enhancing supplier selection. It is Top-10 most cited paper among all 428 papers published in the journal during 2008-2013.