Modeling and analysing system failure behaviour using RCA, FMEA and NHPPP models

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 525-546

  Sharma, Rajiv Kumar ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^b   Kumar, Pradeep ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Failure modes and effects analysis; Fuzzy logic; Modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249091006     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710710748385     Document Type: Article

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