Keyword: quality & reliability

Found 1322 papers in total
Ferry service network design under demand uncertainty
Ferry service network design under demand uncertainty
2013,
This paper develops a formulation for ferry service network design with stochastic...
Maintenance strategy for leased equipment
Maintenance strategy for leased equipment
2013,
In case of leasing, the user rents equipment for a predetermined time. During this...
A new perspective on how to understand, assess and manage risk and the unforeseen
A new perspective on how to understand, assess and manage risk and the unforeseen
2014,
There are many ways of understanding, assessing and managing the unforeseen and...
Estimation and application for a new extended Weibull distribution
Estimation and application for a new extended Weibull distribution
2014,
A new extended Weibull distribution is proposed. We prove the model has increasing and...
Conception of Repairable Dynamic Fault Trees and resolution by the use of RAATSS, a Matlab® toolbox based on the ATS formalism
Conception of Repairable Dynamic Fault Trees and resolution by the use of RAATSS, a Matlab® toolbox based on the ATS formalism
2014,
A semantic for Repairable Dynamic Fault Tree (RDFT) was conceived. Practical...
On the student evaluation of university courses and faculty members’ teaching performance
On the student evaluation of university courses and faculty members’ teaching performance
2014,
Trying to determine higher education quality, one gets quickly to one of its...
Assessing the quality of patient care: a normative decision view
Assessing the quality of patient care: a normative decision view
2014,
This paper aims at assessing the quality of patient care by analysing the relationship...
A reliability‐based multidisciplinary design optimization procedure based on combined probability and evidence theory
A reliability‐based multidisciplinary design optimization procedure based on combined probability and evidence theory
2013,
To address the reliability‐based multidisciplinary design optimization (RBMDO)...
Equivalent target probability of failure to convert high‐reliability model to low‐reliability model for efficiency of sampling‐based RBDO
Equivalent target probability of failure to convert high‐reliability model to low‐reliability model for efficiency of sampling‐based RBDO
2013,
This study presents a methodology to convert an RBDO problem requiring very high...
Modelling on‐line reliability and risk to schedule the preventive maintenance of repairable assets in network utilities
Modelling on‐line reliability and risk to schedule the preventive maintenance of repairable assets in network utilities
2013,
This paper presents a methodology and a case study where the proportional hazards...
Quality control engineering in automated ceramic tile production using a signal information content approach
Quality control engineering in automated ceramic tile production using a signal information content approach
2013,
The pressing process in the automated production of ceramic tiles is a complicated...
Optimization under worst case constraints–a new global multimodel search procedure
Optimization under worst case constraints–a new global multimodel search procedure
2013,
A new method is presented that combines heuristic global optimization and...
Structural dynamic topology optimization based on dynamic reliability using equivalent static loads
Structural dynamic topology optimization based on dynamic reliability using equivalent static loads
2014,
An approach for reliability‐based topology optimization of interval parameters...
User acceptance and corporate intranet quality: An evaluation with iQual
User acceptance and corporate intranet quality: An evaluation with iQual
2012,
We developed a model for intranet quality and acceptance; it was applied to data...
Functional quality and hedonic quality: A study of the dimensions of e‐service quality in online travel agencies
Functional quality and hedonic quality: A study of the dimensions of e‐service quality in online travel agencies
2012,
We attempted to clarify the dimensions of e‐service quality and their role in...
An Efficient Approach for Solving Reliable Facility Location Models
An Efficient Approach for Solving Reliable Facility Location Models
2013,
We consider reliable facility location models in which facilities are subject to...
Economic oriented stochastic optimization in process control using Taguchi’s method
Economic oriented stochastic optimization in process control using Taguchi’s method
2013,
The optimal operating region of complex production systems is situated close to...
Dynamic conformance and design quality in a supply chain: an assessment of contracts’ coordinating power
Dynamic conformance and design quality in a supply chain: an assessment of contracts’ coordinating power
2013,
We consider a two‐echelon supply chain involving one manufacturer and one...
Quality improvement in competing supply chains
Quality improvement in competing supply chains
2011,
In this study, we consider quality improvement in a given segment of the market,...
An efficient algorithm for maximizing the expected profit from a serial production line with inspection stations and rework
An efficient algorithm for maximizing the expected profit from a serial production line with inspection stations and rework
2013,
In this paper, an unreliable serial production line in which nonconforming items are...
Analysis of e‐service of electricity utility provider: an Indian perspective
Analysis of e‐service of electricity utility provider: an Indian perspective
2013,
Customers always expect delivery of high quality services from a service provider at a...
Stochastic inventory model for imperfect production processes
Stochastic inventory model for imperfect production processes
2013,
Production/inventory decisions for imperfect production process are considered in...
Ranking the branches of a private bank through the service quality gap approach and by using multi criteria decision making
Ranking the branches of a private bank through the service quality gap approach and by using multi criteria decision making
2013,
Nowadays, service provider companies play a crucial role in the economic progress in...
Guilt by Association: Strategic Failure Prevention and Recovery Capacity Investments
Guilt by Association: Strategic Failure Prevention and Recovery Capacity Investments
2013,
We examine technological systems that display the following characteristics: (i)...
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