...Xiumei Kang; Qingjin Peng Tool feasibility is a critical issue for generating a complete fixture assembly plan to reduce production setup time. Previous fixture design systems rarely consider the assembly tool feasibility. Current methods of assembly tool feasibility analysis mainly depend...

... . 26 08 2004 27 03 2005 product design design engineering mathematical programming genetic algorithms manufacturing resources planning assembly planning facilities planning The intensified competition in the global market has led to sweeping changes in design...

... OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received December 2002; revised December 2003. Associate Editor: S. Raman. 01 December 2002 01 December 2003 07 09 2004 data mining assembly planning learning (artificial intelligence) integer programming order processing...

.... 2001; Revised April 2003. Associate Editor: E. DeMeter. 01 Aug 2001 01 April 2003 11 11 2003 automobile industry assembly planning product development optimisation In the automotive industry, the body and dimension-related problems still account for more than 35...

... by the Manufacturing Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received July 1998; revised Oct. 1999. Associate Technical Editor: E. DeMeter. 01 July 1998 01 Oct 1999 fault diagnosis assembly planning manufacturing processes...

...H. Fujimoto; M. F. Sebaaly Assembly planning is the problem of finding the best or optimal sequence to assemble a product, starting from its design data. It is still solved manually in most advanced assembly plants, despite the large amount of related research. One of the main reasons might...