International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management: Volume 3 Issue 1

SLIM‐MAUD: A Computer‐Based Technique for Human Reliability Assessment

David E. Embrey

This article describes the current status of the Success Likelihood Index Method (SLIM) approach to the quantification of human reliability in risk and reliability assessment. The…

The Application of Probabilistic Risk Assessments in Demonstrating the Adequacy of Safety in the Design of Nuclear Chemical Plants

G. Hensley

The Reprocessing Engineering Division of British Nuclear Fuels undertakes the design of nuclear chemical plants for construction and subsequent operation at the Sellafield Works…

Human Factors in Reliability and the Psychology of Communications

D.M. Hunns

By developing ideas which attempt to identify and explain some of the more commonly occurring psychological mechanisms of human error this article aims to provide a background of…

A Co‐Operative Quality Management System for Small Companies

A.B. Deshpande, F.P.J. Dusting, A. Younger

Small companies have limited management and financial resources and, although better quality assurance will in the longer term reduce manufacturing costs, many are intimidated by…

The Way Forward from Statistical Process Control

Adele A. Barrett

It is proposed that the use of Statistical Process Control (SPC) in the UK is likely to follow one of three paths: — it will be used and management will await the next impetus…

Quality Costing — A Practical Approach

J.K. Carson

Total Quality Management has, as one of its cornerstones, the measurement of quality‐related costs. These establish where the main areas of failure costs are and also monitor the…