Keyword: quality & reliability

Found 1322 papers in total
Variable neighbourhood search for redundancy allocation problems
Variable neighbourhood search for redundancy allocation problems
2007,
A variable neighbourhood search (VNS) algorithm has been developed to solve the...
Risk and quality control in a supply chain: Competitive and collaborative approaches
Risk and quality control in a supply chain: Competitive and collaborative approaches
2007,
This paper provides a quantitative and comparative economic and risk approach to...
Pushing quality improvement along supply chains
Pushing quality improvement along supply chains
2007,
In this paper, we consider a buyer who designs a product and owns the brand, yet...
Method and psychological effects on learning behaviors and knowledge creation in quality improvement projects
Method and psychological effects on learning behaviors and knowledge creation in quality improvement projects
2007,
This study investigates two mechanisms of knowledge creation – one that is...
Optimal safety stocks and preventive maintenance periods in unreliable manufacturing systems
Optimal safety stocks and preventive maintenance periods in unreliable manufacturing systems
2007,
We consider a manufacturing system with preventive maintenance that produces a single...
Optimal sample size allocation for tests with multiple levels of stress with extreme value regression
Optimal sample size allocation for tests with multiple levels of stress with extreme value regression
2007,
In this article, we discuss the optimal allocation problem in a multiple stress levels...
Reliability optimization using probabilistic sufficiency factor and correction response surface
Reliability optimization using probabilistic sufficiency factor and correction response surface
2006,
Reliability-based design optimization for low failure probability often requires...
Combining iterative heuristic optimization and uncertainty analysis methods for robust parameter design
Combining iterative heuristic optimization and uncertainty analysis methods for robust parameter design
2006,
A number of investigators have pointed out that products and processes lack quality...
An integrated vendor–buyer inventory model with quality improvement and lead time reduction
An integrated vendor–buyer inventory model with quality improvement and lead time reduction
2007,
The success of the Japanese in the employment of just-in-time (JIT) production has...
An approach to measuring the quality of maintenance performance
An approach to measuring the quality of maintenance performance
2007,
This paper presents an approach that quantifies the performance of the maintenance...
Some probability functions in reliability and their applications
Some probability functions in reliability and their applications
2007,
There has been much research on the general failure model recently. In the general...
Quality of service assurance model for AMR voice traffic in downlink WCDMA system
Quality of service assurance model for AMR voice traffic in downlink WCDMA system
2007,
We propose the QoS (Quality of Service) assurance model for AMR (Adaptive MultiRate)...
Some new insights on informational entropy for water distribution networks
Some new insights on informational entropy for water distribution networks
2005,
Several researchers have studied the use of informational entropy as a surrogate...
New methodology for estimating reliability in transportation networks with degraded link capacities
New methodology for estimating reliability in transportation networks with degraded link capacities
2006,
The measurement of transportation network reliability is a complex issue because it...
Introducing reliability measures into multi-criteria decision-making
Introducing reliability measures into multi-criteria decision-making
2007,
This paper addresses comparing Alternative Designs (ADs) of an engineering project by...
Sensitivity analysis of a simple additive weight method
Sensitivity analysis of a simple additive weight method
2007,
The authors depict the optimal criterion linked to sensitivity analysis. The aim is...
Optimal inventory model for items with imperfect quality and shortage backordering
Optimal inventory model for items with imperfect quality and shortage backordering
2007,
In this study, we develop an optimal inventory model for items with imperfect quality...
Combining decision tree and multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) for selecting a country for a global manufacturing facility
Combining decision tree and multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) for selecting a country for a global manufacturing facility
2007,
The paper presents a multi-phase approach for selecting a country in which to locate a...
Effects of maintenance policies on the productivity of flexible manufacturing cells
Effects of maintenance policies on the productivity of flexible manufacturing cells
2006,
Flexible manufacturing cells (FMCs) often operate with increasing failure rate due to...
The integration of total quality management and technology/R&D management in determining quality and innovation performance
The integration of total quality management and technology/R&D management in determining quality and innovation performance
2006,
This paper presents an empirical study which examines the co-alignment between Total...
Technically optimal inspection policy with arithmetical adaption
Technically optimal inspection policy with arithmetical adaption
2003,
A process is considered whose quality deteriorates according to a constant failure...
An integrated economic model for inventory and quality control problems
An integrated economic model for inventory and quality control problems
2005,
This paper develops an integrated economic model for inventory and quality control...
Intelligent decision system for self-assessment
Intelligent decision system for self-assessment
2003,
Many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK use the beta (Business Excellence...
Effects of internal support and consultant quality on the consulting process and ERP system quality
Effects of internal support and consultant quality on the consulting process and ERP system quality
2006,
ERP implementation, as a change initiative, is a challenge facing any organization and...
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