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Importance measures for degrading components based on cooperative game theory
Yingsai Cao, Sifeng Liu, Zhigeng FangThe purpose of this paper is to propose new importance measures for degrading components based on Shapley value, which can provide answers about how important players are to the…
Agile manufacturing: a literature review and Pareto analysis
Rahul Kumar, Kanwarpreet Singh, Sanjiv Kumar JainThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the existing literature on agile manufacturing (AM) to pinpoint critical success factors (CSFs) affecting the successful implementation…
Reliability analysis of underground rock bolters using the renewal process, the non-homogeneous Poisson process and the Bayesian approach
Nicolas La Roche-Carrier, Guyh Dituba Ngoma, Yasar Kocaefe, Fouad ErchiquiReliability plays an important role in the execution of the maintenance improvement and the understanding of its concepts is essential to predict the type of maintenance according…
Assessing the synergy status of TQM and SCM initiatives in terms of business performance of the medium and large scale Indian manufacturing industry
Mandeep Kaur, Kanwarpreet Singh, Doordarshi SinghThe purpose of this paper is to develop an insight into the prevalent quality and supply chain practices adopted in the contemporary Indian manufacturing industry, and compare…
Implications of TQM in firm’s innovation capability
Daniel Jiménez-Jiménez, Micaela Martínez-Costa, Lorena Para-GonzalezOver the last few decades, some researchers have analysed the role of total quality management (TQM) as a precursor of innovation. However, the relationship between TQM and…
Standardized management systems and risk management in the supply chain
Dominik Zimon, Peter MadzíkThe purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of standardized management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000 and ISO 28000) on minimizing selected aspects of risk in…
Development of an auditing framework by integrating ISO 9001 principles within auditing
Omran Ahmad Abuazza, Ashraf Labib, Barbara M. SavageThe purpose of this paper is to develop an auditing framework which would assist the organizations that experience difficulties with the current ISO 9001 quality audits to achieve…
Application of Markov process/mathematical modelling in analysing communication system reliability
Amit Kumar, Pardeep KumarThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the main components of a wireless communication system, e.g. input transducer, transmitter, communication channel and receiver on the basis…
Optimal parameters and tolerances in concurrent product and process design using simulation and fuzzy goal programming
Abbas Al-Refaie, Mays Haddadin, Alaa QabajaThe purpose of this paper is to propose an approach to determine the optimal parameters and tolerances in concurrent product and process design in the early design stages…
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