An inspection maintenance strategy using the inspection factor

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 532-540

  Mathew, Subhash ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Breakdown analysis; Hazards; Inspection; Maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849107985     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710810873916     Document Type: Article

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