A Comprehensive Approach to Tolerance Allocation: Integrating Production Strategies and Component Functionality 
In this work, a comprehensive approach to tolerance allocation that takes into account production strategies and component functional fulfillment is proposed. A statistical framework is developed to analyze resource allocation and reworking decisions in assembly design. The framework incorporates a simulation and surrogate approach to assess product performance, enabling the study of deviations in components' geometries and the application of production strategies. A modular costing system is developed, and a genetic algorithm is implemented to identify optimal solutions.
Khezri, A., Homri, L., Etienne, A., & Dantan, J.-Y. (2023). Hybrid Cost-Tolerance Allocation and Production Strategy Selection for Complex Mechanisms: Simulation and Surrogate Built-In Optimization Models. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 23(5). 10.1115/1.4056687