Failure mode and effects analysis using a group-based evidential reasoning approach

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1768-1779

  Chin, Kwai Sang ^a   Wang, Ying Ming ^b   Ka Kwai Poon, Gary ^a   Yang, Jian Bo ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidential reasoning approach; Failure mode and effects analysis; Minimax regret ranking; Uncertainty modeling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; FISHING VESSELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS;

APPROXIMATE REASONINGS; EVIDENTIAL REASONING APPROACH; EVIDENTIAL REASONING APPROACHES; EVIDENTIAL REASONINGS; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; GROUP DECISIONS; MINIMAX REGRET RANKING; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE DECISION ANALYSES; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; RISK PRIORITY NUMBERS; TEAM MEMBERS; UNCERTAINTY MODELING;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 56549091665     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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