...‐physics Code Coupling Interface was used as the coupling software. Findings The analysis of variance results reveals that the cooling slope was the most influential factor among the multiple quality characteristics, followed by the soaking temperature and the peak temperature. Experimental...

... and the manufacturing cycle time. Practical implications The reflow time and the peak temperature were found to be the most significant factors for the reflow process via analysis of variance. Originality/value This study provided an algorithm integrating a black‐box modeling approach (i.e. the ANN predictive...