International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management: Volume 39 Issue 8

Application of graph-theoretic approach for the evaluation of lean-six-sigma (LSS) critical-success-factors (CSFs) facilitating quality-audits in Indian small & medium enterprises (SMEs)

Manisha Lande, Dinesh Seth, Rakesh L. Shrivastava

One of the major challenges for developing countries is the lack of mechanisms for the evaluation of critical success factors (CSFs) of quality initiatives, which hampers the…

Ordering drivers of green supply chain management practices in Indian construction industry: An impact assessment framework

Arpit Singh, Subhas C. Misra

Increasing pressure from government and consumer to be environmentally conscious has led firms to focus their attention on the assessment and controlling the adverse impacts their…

A framework for ensuring zero defects and sustainable operations in major Indian ports

Deepankar Sinha, Shuvo Roy Chowdhury

Ports are a significant link in a global supply chain and an economic entity that contributes to the country's economy. India has around 200 ports along its coastline of about…

On inference and design under progressive type-I interval censoring scheme for inverse Gaussian lifetime model

Soumya Roy, Biswabrata Pradhan, Annesha Purakayastha

This article considers Inverse Gaussian distribution as the basic lifetime model for the test units. The unknown model parameters are estimated using the method of moments, the…

Reduction of hole misalignment in turbocharger center housing

G. Sundaramali, C. Vishal Reddy, Revanth Vinay Kumar Kodali, Sherin Thomas Sipri, K. Santhosh Raj, S. Anirudh, Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj

This research work focuses on implementing this methodology in reducing the rejection rate of the turbocharger component problem that occurs during the manufacturing process…

Investigating the causal relationships among failure modes, effects and causes: a system dynamics approach

Fatemeh Shaker, Arash Shahin, Saeed Jahanyan

This paper aims to develop a system dynamics (SD) model to identify causal relationships among the elements of failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), i.e. failure modes…

Challenges in regulating the local and global needs of quality management systems

Aviva Bashan, Sigal Kordova

The complex processes of global organizations poses significant challenges for the global quality management systems (QMSs) responsible for their coordination and effective…

VIKOR power law-based customer-oriented FMEA with complete unique risk priority numbers

Randula L. Hettiarachchi, Pisut Koomsap, Panarpa Ardneam

An inherent problem on risk priority number (RPN) value duplication of traditional failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA) also exists in two customer-oriented FMEAs. One has no…

Reliability modeling and performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic system using Gumbel–Hougaard family copula

Anas Sani Maihulla, Ibrahim Yusuf, Muhammad Salihu Isa

Solar photovoltaic (PV) is commonly used as a renewable energy source to provide electrical power to customers. This research establishes a method for testing the performance…

Useful paths for identifying Lean Six Sigma improvement opportunities

Victor E. Kane

The goal of this work is to clarify seven useful DMAIC Analyze phase options for developing process improvement opportunities required for successful projects.