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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to generalize Yeh and Zhang's 2004 random threshold failure model for deteriorating systems. Design/methodology/approach – An N‐policy was adopted by which the system was replaced after the Nth failure. Findings – The model was found to have...
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problems to be faced by management, such as cost minimisation, reliability and maintainability allocation, diagnostic system … system production capability is presented. It is based on the numerical simulation of delay times in the production flow and … ending procedures of a finite production phase. Some examples of series manufacturing systems, with and without buffer, are …
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addition to other practical work situations. Some guidelines for implementing the model in the production environment are …
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Experimental design based on sound statistical principles offers economical means of investigating quality problems …
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The determination of quality costs on a production line is discussed. An approach to quality costs analysis is … developed and illustrated employing a particular production line. This line which is devoted to the assembly and testing of an … advanced computer system is fully described. A diagrammatic model of the production line is presented which displays points on …
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Little has been written describing how the ethics and philosophy of a company can be spread throughout the workforce. Ways in which this can be achieved are described with two examples from major Japanese companies. As far as Sales is concerned the Japanese companies use a “Market in”...
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The role of quality and how it is defined in a supply chain are discussed and the change in the meaning of quality as relationships evolve from supplier to co‐maker described. The way in which the supplier′s responsibility for quality grows as co‐makership develops is dealt with and the...
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production systems of many Western manufacturing companies. As a consequence, many other manufacturers are now currently …
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Examines the problems connected with quality assurance in composite material components. Focuses on the quality …
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significantly and the concept of “teamwork” is therefore greatly emphasized; and (3) the production process is very complex and …
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