Keyword: quality & reliability

Found 1322 papers in total
Reliability‐based robust design optimization: A multi‐objective framework using hybrid quality loss function
2010,
In this globally competitive business environment, design engineers are constantly...
Signaling quality: Dynamic price-advertising model
2009,
This paper extends the existing quality-signaling literature by investigating the...
Data-driven software reliability and availability modeling and prediction
2008,
Traditional software deployment readiness criteria, such as ‘zero severity one...
A decision-analytic approach to reliability-based design optimization
2009,
Reliability-based design optimization is concerned with designing a product to...
System design optimisation involving phased missions
2009,
The performance of a phased mission is defined as a succession of non-overlapping...
Power system components modelling and reliability evaluation of generation capacity
2009,
This paper describes a methodology based on safety factor concept and peak load...
A closed-loop recycling system with a minimum allowed quality level on returned products
2009,
This paper deals with a closed-loop recycling system in which a stationary demand is...
On two types of warranties: Warranty of malfunctioning and warranty of misinforming
2009,
In this paper we focus on two types of risks, the risk of malfunctioning of a product...
Cost analysis in the implementation of ISO quality system in a petroleum refinery
2009,
The substantial amounts of financial and non‐financial resources invested...
A fuzzy logic model for competitive assessment of airline service quality
2009,
The purpose of this paper is to develop an operational performance model with direct...
Economic production run length and warranty period for product with Weibull lifetime
2008,
Traditional economic manufacturing quantity (EMQ) model addressed the perfect...
Location of a reliable center on a tree network
2007,
This paper addresses the problem of locating a service facility on an undirected...
Multi‐response quality improvement by non‐parametric DOE methods
2009,
Quality management principles promote the systematic elimination of problematic areas...
Quality control strategy in supply chain under asymmetric information
2009,
This paper is essentially concerned with the supplier and the buyer's quality control...
The impact of TQM implementation in a human service agency
2009,
Some researchers have questioned whether total quality management (TQM)...
Integrated quality management and sustainability for enhancing the competitiveness of tourism in Egypt
2009,
Improving the quality of Egyptian tourist destinations is essential in satisfying...
Introducing reliability measures into multi‐criteria decision‐making
2007,
This paper addresses comparing Alternative Designs (ADs) of an engineering...
Reliability measures in multicriteria decision making as applied to engineering projects
2007,
This paper contains two examples of a combined application of MultiCriteria Decision...
Initial electronic spare parts stock and consumption forecasting
2008,
There is a consensus that conventional continuous demand distribution methods are not...
Measuring research quality: the United Kingdom Government's Research Assessment Exercise
2008,
Can research quality be measured meaningfully? Whether it can or not does not...
A Game-Theoretic Approach for Determining the Economic Manufacturing Quantity and Mutual Inspection Policy under a Quality Contract
2008,
In this study, we deal with the optimal mutual inspection policies (OMIP) for a...
Enhancement of Scheduling Reliability in Building Project Using Theory of Constraints
2008,
Most building projects neglect that despite minimizing the project duration, the...
Assessing nursing home care quality through Bayesian networks
2008,
This article demonstrates how Bayesian networks can be employed as a tool to assess...
Modelling automotive warranty claims with build‐to‐sale data uncertainty
2008,
Automotive suppliers routinely analyse a large number of warranty claims for their...
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