Keyword: quality & reliability

Found 1322 papers in total
TECHNICAL NOTE–Optimal Product Pricing and Component Production Quantities for an Assembly System Under Supply Uncertainty
2010,
We consider an assemble‐to‐order system where one of the components...
Evaluating the service quality of local businesses as an experiential learning project
2011,
This paper describes an experiential learning project used as part of a second course...
The set‐theory method for systems reliability of structures with degrading components
2011,
The times and frequencies of inspection, maintenance and replacement in structural...
Proactive Risk‐Based Integrity Assessment of Water Distribution Networks
2010,
Sustainable management of urban water distribution networks should include not only...
Quality in operational supply chain networks: an aerospace case study
2010,
Supply chain modelling is attracting the interest of many researchers and is a topic...
Quality improvement vs. advertising support: Which strategy works better for a manufacturer?
2011,
We consider a marketing channel with a single manufacturer and a single retailer,...
Maintenance models based on the np control charts with respect to the sampling interval
2011,
This paper develops models for the maintenance of a system based on np control charts...
Bridging sales and service quality functions in retailing high-technology consumer products
2010,
High-technology product sales are positively associated with the performance of...
Network reliability design via joint probabilistic constraints
2010,
Network reliability is an important issue in network planning and operation. While...
Feasibility and optimization of preventive maintenance in exponential machines and serial lines
2010,
This article is devoted to a theoretical study of exponential machines with...
On modelling of grouped reliability data for wind turbines
2010,
Energy generation by wind turbines (WTs) has increased enormously during the last...
The integration of quality management and continuous improvement methodologies with management systems
2010,
For organisations to be successful, the use of well-structured management systems...
Mitigating supply risk: Dual sourcing or process improvement?
2010,
Surveys suggest that supply chain risk is a growing issue for executives and that...
On reliability of systems with periodic maintenance under rare failures of its elements
2010,
There is investigated a model of a system with the highly reliable elements, in which...
Studying the impact of total quality management in service industries
2010,
A large number of contemporary organisations across the globe are adopting total...
Optimal backward and backup policies in reliability theory
2010,
We are sometimes faced with the problem of searching for the actual failure time of a...
Application of modern reliability database techniques to military system data
2008,
This paper focuses on analysis techniques of modern reliability databases, with an...
A method for analysing the reliability of a transmission grid
2008,
The paper describes a probabilistic method for transmission grid security evaluation....
Multi-scale reliability analysis and updating of complex systems by use of linear programming
2008,
Complex systems are characterized by large numbers of components, cut sets or link...
An integrated reliability-based design optimization of offshore towers
2009,
After recognizing the uncertainty in the parameters such as material, loading,...
An exact algorithm for preventive maintenance planning of series–parallel systems
2009,
Reliability is a meaningful parameter in assessing the performance of systems such as...
Integrated model of preventive maintenance, quality control and buffer sizing for unreliable and imperfect production systems
2009,
In this paper, we develop a joint quality control and preventive maintenance policy...
Reliability-based optimization models for scheduling pavement rehabilitation
2010,
Deteriorating pavements require timely application of rehabilitation actions. This...
A facility reliability problem: Formulation, properties, and algorithm
2010,
Having a robustly designed supply chain network is one of the most effective ways to...
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