... evaluation and target costing of complex and large-scale systems. The methodology decomposes a system into modules and evaluates each module concept with its target requirements and cost. This method proposes the decomposition of quality function deployment matrices simultaneously for both requirements...

...Naesung Lyu; Byungwoo Lee; Kazuhiro Saitou A method for optimally synthesizing multicomponent structural assemblies of an aluminum space frame (ASF) vehicle body is presented, which simultaneously considers structural stiffness, manufacturing and assembly costs and dimensional integrity under...

...Yuan Mao Huang; Ching-Shin Shiau An optimization model has been built with consideration of the required reliability, the minimum machining cost, and quality loss. The normal and the lognormal distributions of tolerances that depend on the production types of components are used in the reliability...