Keyword: quality & reliability

Found 1322 papers in total
Using the Miller-Tucker-Zemlin constraints to formulate a minimal spanning tree problem with hop constraints
Using the Miller-Tucker-Zemlin constraints to formulate a minimal spanning tree problem with hop constraints
1995,
The paper presents several node-oriented formulations for a Hop Constrained Minimal...
The transient M/G/1/0 queue: Some bounds and approximations for light traffic with application to reliability
The transient M/G/1/0 queue: Some bounds and approximations for light traffic with application to reliability
1995,
This paper considers the transient analysis of the M/G/1/0 queue, for which P n (t)...
Sampling for quality inspection and correction: AOQL performance criteria
Sampling for quality inspection and correction: AOQL performance criteria
1992,
By definition, an Average Outgoing Quality Limit (AOQL) sampling plan leads to...
An optimal complete inspection plan for critical multicharacteristic components
An optimal complete inspection plan for critical multicharacteristic components
1995,
In this paper, a new inspection plan for critical multicharacteristic components is...
Modeling the preventative maintenance policy with periodic inspections of the continuously degrading system
Modeling the preventative maintenance policy with periodic inspections of the continuously degrading system
1994,
In modeling a maintenance with inspections, failure models are required. In this...
Effects of warranty execution on warranty reserve costs
Effects of warranty execution on warranty reserve costs
1995,
Previous research has usually assumed full execution of warranty if a product fails...
Quality in the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry
Quality in the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry
1994,
Quality management and the use of Total Quality Management processes has just begun to...
Differentiation of probability functions: The transformation method
Differentiation of probability functions: The transformation method
1995,
In reliability-oriented design and optimization of engineering systems, one needs...
Economic design of a two-stage screening procedure with a prescribed outgoing quality
Economic design of a two-stage screening procedure with a prescribed outgoing quality
1995,
An economic two-stage screening procedure based on screening and performance variables...
Warranty and optimal redundancy design
Warranty and optimal redundancy design
1995,
For products sold with warrants, the total cost per item to the manufacturer comprises...
Australian perspectives in health care policy
Australian perspectives in health care policy
1995,
Australia has a pluralist health care system, with a tax-funded national health...
A routing algorithm for virtual circuit data networks with unreliable links
A routing algorithm for virtual circuit data networks with unreliable links
1995,
This paper considers a routing problem for virtual circuit data networks with...
A robust optimization procedure with variations on design variables and constraints
A robust optimization procedure with variations on design variables and constraints
1995,
This paper describes a procedure that incorporates manufacturing and operational...
Asymptotics of likelihood ratio derivative estimators in simulations of highly reliable Markovian systems
Asymptotics of likelihood ratio derivative estimators in simulations of highly reliable Markovian systems
1995,
This paper discusses the estimation of derivatives of a performance measure using the...
Heuristic algorithms for buffer allocation in a production line with unreliable machines
Heuristic algorithms for buffer allocation in a production line with unreliable machines
1995,
Efficient heuristic algorithms are developed for the buffer allocation in a production...
Joint investment in quality improvement and setup reduction
Joint investment in quality improvement and setup reduction
1995,
Given a limited investment, the authors provide a general solution procedure that...
Determining an optimal production run in a tool wear process: The case study of the huller and whitener in a rice mill
Determining an optimal production run in a tool wear process: The case study of the huller and whitener in a rice mill
1994,
This paper investigates the behaviour of a product quality characteristic when...
A fuzzy approach for multiresponse optimization: An off-line quality engineering problem
A fuzzy approach for multiresponse optimization: An off-line quality engineering problem
1994,
Multiresponse optimization techniques are used to identify settings of process...
Economic production lot size model with variable production rate and imperfect quality
Economic production lot size model with variable production rate and imperfect quality
1994,
The classical economic production lot size (EPL) model assumes a constant production...
Development of a quality-assurance system for a wine producer in Greece
Development of a quality-assurance system for a wine producer in Greece
1994,
All industries realize the need for careful and systematic quality management, even...
Quality assurance of a maker-packer model
Quality assurance of a maker-packer model
1994,
This paper studies a maker-packer production system in cigarette manufacturing where...
Selection of product line qualities and prices to signal competitive advantage
Selection of product line qualities and prices to signal competitive advantage
1994,
The authors investigate a firm’s choice of prices and qualities of a product...
An approximate calculation of optimal repair-cost limits under minimal repair
An approximate calculation of optimal repair-cost limits under minimal repair
1994,
This paper examines optimal repair-cost limits for a Weibull-distributed time to...
Production-inventory systems with unreliable machines
Production-inventory systems with unreliable machines
1994,
A broad class of production-inventory systems is studied in which a number of...
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