Keyword: quality & reliability

Found 1322 papers in total
Reducing labor costs in a load–transfer–load crossdocking terminal
Reducing labor costs in a load–transfer–load crossdocking terminal
2000,
Handling freight in a crossdocking terminal is labor intensive and therefore costly...
Maximizing customer satisfaction by optimal specification of engineering characteristics
Maximizing customer satisfaction by optimal specification of engineering characteristics
2000,
The House of Quality has been widely discussed as a mechanism for converting customer...
A quantified assessment of the relationship between the reliability and entropy of water distribution systems
A quantified assessment of the relationship between the reliability and entropy of water distribution systems
2000,
Several researchers have suggested that it might be possible to use entropy as a...
A brief tutorial on the estimation of the process standard deviation
A brief tutorial on the estimation of the process standard deviation
1999,
We consider the common sequential quality control problem of estimating a process...
Determination of optimal repair-cost limit on the Lorenz curve
Determination of optimal repair-cost limit on the Lorenz curve
2001,
In this paper, we consider a repair-cost limit replacement problem and develop a...
Improving the quality of operations in truckload trucking
Improving the quality of operations in truckload trucking
2000,
In this paper, the authors discuss the quality of operations in the truckload trucking...
Component testing of repairable systems in multistage missions
Component testing of repairable systems in multistage missions
2001,
We consider the component testing problem of a device that is designed to perform a...
Optimum combined test plans for systems and components
Optimum combined test plans for systems and components
1999,
Since mathematical models based on component reliabilities are frequently used for...
Comparisons of nonhomogeneous Poisson process software reliability models and its applications
Comparisons of nonhomogeneous Poisson process software reliability models and its applications
2000,
In this paper, existing software reliability models based on an nonhomogeneous Poisson...
Reliability of a series system with special failures and special repairs
Reliability of a series system with special failures and special repairs
2000,
By using probability analysis and the supplementary variable method, the reliability...
Sensor economy principles and selection procedures
Sensor economy principles and selection procedures
2000,
Integrating multiple sensors into manufacturing systems enables adaptive and flexible...
Organizational learning and the transfer of knowledge: An investigation of quality improvement
Organizational learning and the transfer of knowledge: An investigation of quality improvement
2000,
Whereas most prior research on the learning curve has focused on improvements in...
Penalties, rewards, and inspection: Provisions for quality in supply chain contracts
Penalties, rewards, and inspection: Provisions for quality in supply chain contracts
2001,
Rewards for better quality, penalties for poorer quality, and the type of inspection...
The availability of unmanned air vehicles: A post-case study
The availability of unmanned air vehicles: A post-case study
2001,
An Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) is an unmanned, remotely controlled, small air vehicle....
A factored reliability formula for weighted-k-out-of-n system
A factored reliability formula for weighted-k-out-of-n system
2001,
A weighted version of the k -out-of- n system is considered. The k -out-of- n :G(F)...
A study of lifetime distributions for regularly replaced systems
A study of lifetime distributions for regularly replaced systems
2001,
Usually lifetime distributions are used for systems that are not repaired or...
Selecting a quality control attribute sample: An information-economics method
Selecting a quality control attribute sample: An information-economics method
1999,
The information-economics approach to assessing the value of information is different...
Markovian approximation for manufacturing systems of unreliable machines in tandem
Markovian approximation for manufacturing systems of unreliable machines in tandem
2001,
This paper studies production planning of manufacturing systems of unreliable machines...
On solving unreliable planar location problems
On solving unreliable planar location problems
2001,
In this paper, we generalize conventional P -median location problems by considering...
Structure optimization for continuous production systems with buffers under reliability constraints
Structure optimization for continuous production systems with buffers under reliability constraints
2001,
A problem of structure optimization of a series-parallel production system is...
Opportunistic retooling of a flexible machine subject to failure
Opportunistic retooling of a flexible machine subject to failure
2001,
A set of jobs can be processed without interruption by a flexible machine only if the...
Managing stories about quality
Managing stories about quality
1996,
This paper explores issues of information flow between organisations and their clients...
A robust optimization approach for improving service quality
A robust optimization approach for improving service quality
2000,
Delivering high quality service during the service encounter is central to competitive...
Quality management in the manufacturing industry: Practice vs performance
Quality management in the manufacturing industry: Practice vs performance
1998,
This study examines the quality management practices in the manufacturing industry in...
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