... control Optimization techniques Quality assurance has emerged in the past decades as one of keystones of supplier‐customer relationships (Evans, 2005). Its main goal is to provide customers with evidence that products do indeed reach the quality levels required. Acceptance sampling is related...

...@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Mobile communications Noise control Optimization techniques Taguchi methods The recent advancement in the communication and information technology has led to the development of mobile phones. This modern gadget has revolutionized our...

... optimum. Around 1953, Metropolis et al. (1953) presented a simple algorithm to simulate the evolution of a solid from its liquid state to its thermal equilibrium. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Reliability management Optimization techniques It is increasingly...

... sizes, ML estimates generally compare well with other estimates. Inspection Tests and testing Optimization techniques Optimum design Accelerated life tests (ALTs) are used to estimate the lifetime of highly reliable products within a reasonable testing time. The test units are run...

... to populate the OA, which are described in detail in the following section. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Design Process efficiency Optimization techniques Neural nets Taguchi methods Design of Experiments (DoE) methods have been used extensively in industry for process...

... Limited 2003 Product reliability Optimization techniques In manufacturing a product, the manufacturer may purchase some parts (or components) of this product from vendors. To enhance the product's quality, at the research and development stage of the product, the manufacturer usually...

..., or does fail and can be repaired in an acceptable period of time. An important characteristic of dependability is to allow the analysis of costs, reliability and maintainability simultaneously. Optimization techniques Maintenance Manufacturing systems The importance of designing reliable...

... = μ_i. (1) © MCB UP Limited 1997 Control charts Cost effectiveness Design Optimization techniques Duncan (1956) first proposed an economic model for the optimal economic design of the X^‐ control chart. He recommended the use of a concept which he called...