@article{hodgson_kay_mittal_tang_1999, title={Evaluation of cylindricity using combinatorics}, volume={31}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85023862738&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1080/07408179908969804}, abstractNote={Several numerical methods have been developed for finding the minimum zone of a cylinder. This paper presents a combinatorial method termed the Minimum Shell for cylindricity evaluation. For a given set of measured data points, the method efficiently searches for the six points that determine the minimum zone of cylindricity. This method is self-contained, without the requirement of mathematical programming software support, and is equal to or superior to other methods of evaluating cylindricity in terms of accuracy, efficiency, and simplicity. Computational results are given.}, number={1}, journal={IIE Transactions}, author={Hodgson, Thom and Kay, M. G. and Mittal, R. O. and Tang, S. Y.}, year={1999}, pages={39–47} }
 @article{fathi_mittal_cline_martin_1997, title={Alternative manufacturing sequences and tolerance buildup: A point of view and a case study}, volume={35}, ISSN={["0020-7543"]}, DOI={10.1080/002075497196019}, abstractNote={We consider alternative sequences of operations for manufacturing a given part. Within each sequence, we study the relationship between the unit-to-unit variation in the machined dimensions and the resulting variation in one or more critical dimensions (i.e. tolerance buildup). We propose an objective criterion for comparing these sequences from the point of view of their impact on the tolerance buildup at the critical dimensions. This criterion, which we refer to as the 'total expected loss' (TEL), is based on the concept of continuous quality loss function. We use TEL as well as the tolerance cost to compare alternative sequences for manufacturing a specific part, and present the results.}, number={1}, journal={INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH}, author={Fathi, Y and Mittal, RO and Cline, JE and Martin, PM}, year={1997}, month={Jan}, pages={123–136} }