NEAR ZERO (VARIATION) BUILD LOGIC ORIGINATES IN THE AUTO BODY CONSORTIUM. IT COMBINES THE CONCEPTS OF BENCHMARKING AGAINST THE IDEAL, G. TAGUCHI'S LOSS FUNCTION, AND TUICHI OHNO'S CONCEPTS OF VALUE ADDING ACTIVITIES AND WASTE. THE NEAR ZERO BUILD LOGIC CAN THEN BE UTILIZED TO INTEGRATE ANY PRODUCT/PROCESS DESIGN TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE MANUFACTURING VARIATION, THEREBY ACHIEVING CUSTOMER PRECISION AND QUALITY EXPECTATIONS.
| Number of Pages : | 15 |
| Published : | 06/01/1993 |
