Keyword: quality & reliability

Found 1322 papers in total
The M/G/1 queue with server vacation in a quality control environment
1991,
The purpose of this paper is to develop a model for queue length in a manufacturing...
Optimal software release policies for software reliability growth models under imperfect debugging
1990,
In this paper the authors discuss two software reliability growth models under...
Performance evaluation involving multiple parameters in Built-In-Test systems
1991,
The Built-In-Test (BIT) system is an integrated subsystem for the determination of the...
Application of the TSP algorithm in structural system reliability calculations
1991,
The reliability of multi-element, fatigue-prone systems subjected to cyclic,...
An algorithm for network dimensioning under reliability considerations
1992,
In this paper the authors introduce a new methodology to adjust link capacities in...
Alternatives for reliable and quality telecommunication network design
1991,
In today’s highly competitive telecommunication market, customers expect and...
Centralized and decentralized purchasing with quality inspections
1991,
The economic trade-off analysis between centralized and decentralized purchasing...
Ordering and production decisions with supply quality and demand uncertainty
1991,
This paper solves a production planning problem that has a direct bearing on the cost...
‘Hit or miss?’
1991,
This article describes the derivation of a ‘performance/target ratio’ and...
Interactive process quality improvement
1991,
An ongoing production processes produces defective parts at random intervals. Each...
Production lot sizing with machine breakdowns
1992,
Economic lot sizing and batching models often assume reliable manufacturing...
Effects of machine reliability and transporter speeds on flow time and production rates in component-process design
1992,
This paper describes an investigation into the effects of machine reliability and...
A simulation model for warranty analysis
1991,
A computer simulation model is developed to yield simulated warranty costs for various...
Numerical analysis of gracefully degrading fault-tolerant computer systems: Semi-Markov and Laguerre transform approach
1991,
A gracefully degrading fault-tolerant computer system is considered where the system...
The effects of organizational context on quality management: An empirical investigation
1991,
While the quality literature abounds with prescriptions for how quality should be...
Reliability-based plastic synthesis of portal frames
1991,
A mathematical programming technique is described which minimizes the total average...
A simplified procedure for the economic design of control charts: A unified approach
1991,
A simple procedure for selecting the optimal economic design of a control chart for a...
Economic designs of attribute control charts for multiple assignable causes
1991,
In 1981, Professor Isaac N. Gibra presented two production models for maintaining...
A probabilistic model for simple games
1991,
In this paper, the authors propose a general probabilistic model for simple games and...
An asymptotic analysis of hierarchical control of manufacturing systems under uncertainty
1991,
This paper presents an asymptotic analysis of a hierarchical manufacturing system with...
A method of measuring quality costs
1991,
Improving product quality is now at the top of a manufacturer’s priority list....
Optimal control of a production process subject to random deterioration
1990,
A production process exhibits a decreasing pattern in the process mean in the course...
The introduction and development of a quality improvement process: A study
1991,
This paper describes a study of how eight companies have introduced and developed a...
Statistical process control and the Taguchi method: A comparative evaluation
1991,
Most manufacturing processes do not produce completely identical characteristics for...
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