Software quality measurement and improvement for real-time systems using quality tools and techniques: A case study

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-256

  Amuthakkannan, Raja ^a   Kannan, Soma M ^b   Selladurai, V ^a   Vijayalakshmi, Kannan ^b  

^a Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

A testing; Cause and effect; Check and Act; Control chart; Engine performance analyser; Failure mode and effects analysis; FMEA; Kaizen; Milestone chart; PDCA; PDSA; Plan, do; Plan, do, study and Act; Real time systems; Software quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FAILURE MODES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; QUALITY CONTROL;

CONTROL CHART; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE QUALITY;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 39149137877     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2008.016746     Document Type: Article

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