Journal: Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Found 699 papers in total
Integrating artificial intelligence into on-line statistical process control
Integrating artificial intelligence into on-line statistical process control
2003,
Statistical process control (SPC) is one of the most effective tools of total quality...
Modeling repair events under intermittent failures and failures subject to unsuccessful repair
Modeling repair events under intermittent failures and failures subject to unsuccessful repair
2002,
Intermittent failures are sometimes observed for a repairable system, such as an...
The reliability analysis of balking and reneging in a repairable system with warm standbys
The reliability analysis of balking and reneging in a repairable system with warm standbys
2002,
We study the reliability analysis of a repairable system with m operating units, w...
Ant algorithm for single and multiobjective reliability optimization problems
Ant algorithm for single and multiobjective reliability optimization problems
2002,
The paper illustrates the application of the ant colony optimization algorithm to...
Partition experimental designs for sequential processes: Part II – second-order models
Partition experimental designs for sequential processes: Part II – second-order models
2002,
Second-order experimental designs are employed when an experimenter wishes to fit a...
Generalized non-stationary preventive maintenance model for deteriorating repairable systems
Generalized non-stationary preventive maintenance model for deteriorating repairable systems
2002,
This paper deals with a practical approach for the analysis and modelling of...
A strategic assessment of six sigma
A strategic assessment of six sigma
2002,
Six Sigma as a quality improvement framework has been gaining considerable attention...
Combining preventive replacement and burn-in procedures
Combining preventive replacement and burn-in procedures
2002,
This paper considers a non-homogeneous population of items. Most of the items fail due...
Process capability indices for skewed populations
Process capability indices for skewed populations
2002,
This paper proposes a new method of constructing process capability indices (PCIs) for...
A sensitivity analysis of an integrated model for joint determination of economic design of &Xmacr;-control charts, economic production quantity and production run length for a deteriorating production system
A sensitivity analysis of an integrated model for joint determination of economic design of &Xmacr;-control charts, economic production quantity and production run length for a deteriorating production system
2002,
This study presents an integrated model for the joint economic design of &Xmacr;...
Transient behavior of time-between-failures of complex repairable systems
Transient behavior of time-between-failures of complex repairable systems
2002,
It is well known for complex repairable systems (with as few as four components),...
A visual interface for model-fitting
A visual interface for model-fitting
2001,
We describe a tool which supports the activity of a human being in fitting a...
On misinterpretation of the asymptotic property of system time-between-failures
On misinterpretation of the asymptotic property of system time-between-failures
2001,
If a system, not necessarily one in series, is composed of components having various...
Managing the uncertainties of software testing: A Bayesian approach
Managing the uncertainties of software testing: A Bayesian approach
2001,
Testing of software systems involves many complex problems for test managers....
Performance of customized control charts to detect process disturbances
Performance of customized control charts to detect process disturbances
2001,
In this paper we demonstrate the use of control charts based on orthogonal contrasts...
A new approach to solving problems of multi-state system reliability optimization
A new approach to solving problems of multi-state system reliability optimization
2001,
Usually engineers try to achieve the required reliability level with minimal cost. The...
Statistical process monitoring using an empirical Bayes multivariate process control chart
Statistical process monitoring using an empirical Bayes multivariate process control chart
2001,
In this paper, we describe the theory underlying an empirical Bayesian approach to...
Bayesian belief nets for managing expert judgement and modelling reliability
Bayesian belief nets for managing expert judgement and modelling reliability
2001,
Bayesian belief nets (BBNs) provide an effective way of reasoning under uncertainty....
Assessing the maintenance in a process using a semi-parametric approach
Assessing the maintenance in a process using a semi-parametric approach
2001,
In developing any successful maintenance strategy it is important to be able to...
A note on stochastically acceptable quality
A note on stochastically acceptable quality
2001,
A random variable of quality, characterized by the quality distribution function, is...
Statistically constrained economic design of the multivariate exponentially weighted moving average control chart
Statistically constrained economic design of the multivariate exponentially weighted moving average control chart
2001,
This paper shows that economic statistical design can provide for better statistical...
Computer-aided tolerance synthesis with statistical method and optimization techniques
Computer-aided tolerance synthesis with statistical method and optimization techniques
2001,
Most tolerance design optimization problems have focused on developing exact methods...
Unification of robust design and goal programming for multiresponse optimization – a case study
Unification of robust design and goal programming for multiresponse optimization – a case study
1997,
Fixing the levels of input process parameters to meet a required specification of...
Simulated variance optimization for robust design
Simulated variance optimization for robust design
1998,
A method to aid robust design in the presence of design parameter uncertainty is...
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