Open AccessPrinciples of As-Built Engineering
Author(s) -
R.M. Dolin,
J. Hefele
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/481546
Subject(s) - realization (probability) , mass customization , product (mathematics) , relevance (law) , process (computing) , systems engineering , computer science , product engineering , product lifecycle , manufacturing engineering , reverse engineering , production (economics) , personalization , build to order , new product development , order (exchange) , engineering design process , software engineering , engineering , product design , mechanical engineering , world wide web , macroeconomics , mathematics , law , business , operating system , geometry , marketing , political science , programming language , statistics , finance , economics
As-Built Engineering is a product realization methodology founded on the notion that life-cycle engineering should be based on what is actually produced and not on what is nominally designed. As-Built Engineering is a way of thinking about the production realization process that enables customization in mass production environments. It questions the relevance of nominal based methods of engineering and the role that tolerancing plays in product realization. As-Built Engineering recognizes that there will always be errors associated with manufacturing that cannot be controlled and therefore need to be captured in order to fully characterize each individual product`s unique attributes. One benefit of As-Built Engineering is the ability to provide actual product information to designers and analysts enabling them to verify their assumptions using actual part and assembly data. Another benefit is the ability to optimize new and re-engineered assemblies