Failure rate prediction with artificial neural networks

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-294

  Bevilacqua, Maurizio ^a   Braglia, Marcello ^b   Frosolini, Marco ^b   Montanari, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Failure (mechanical); Neural nets; Preventive maintenance

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FAILURE RATES; PRACTICAL INSTRUMENTS; REACTIVE MAINTENANCE; TRAINING PHASE;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 24344492339     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510510616487     Document Type: Article

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