Solar energy has become an important energy source in recent years as it generates less pollution than other energies. A photovoltaic (PV) system, which typically has many components, converts solar energy into electrical energy. With the development of advanced engineering technologies, the...

Energy consumption is an important index of the economic development of a country. Rapid changes in industry and the economy strongly affect energy consumption. Although traditional statistical approaches yield accurate forecasts of energy consumption, they may suffer from several limitations...

Purpose – This paper aims to offer a succinct description of the Vioxx recall in 2004 and discuss the fundamental reasons why Merck got into this trouble. Design/methodology/approach – A review of literature has been conducted to provide key facts about the Vioxx disaster and to shed light...

Experimental design and Taguchi's parameter design are widely employed by industry to optimize the process/product. However, censored data are often observed in product lifetime testing during the experiments. After implementing a repetitious experiment with type II censored data, the censored...