Quality and reliability corner: A case study on maintenance of bus engines using the sequential method

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 255-267

  Leung, Francis K N ^a   Lai, K K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Engines; Loss; Preventive maintenance; Replacement

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844365429     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710310456644     Document Type: Article

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