Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach for Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 425-443

  Braglia, Marcello ^a   Frosolini, Marco ^a   Montanari, Roberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Criticality analysis; FMECA; Fuzzy logic; Multi attribute decision analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

FAILURE MODES;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 0141919634     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.528     Document Type: Article

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