This paper presents a general model to assess the impact of data and process quality upon the outputs of multi-user information-decision systems. The data flow/data processing quality control model is designed to address several dimensions of data quality at the collection, input, processing and...

Appropriate inspection is a significant component of production systems. In this paper a model is developed to determine the optimal placement of inspection stations within n-stage linear production systems. This model accommodates two types of inspector fallibility: "predictable," which implies...

Intermediate and long range planning for Departments of Transportation necessitates the estimation of the cost of bridge rehabilitation, a range of activities falling between maintenance and replacement. This paper presents a set of regression models designed within the context of data available...