Fuzzy robust process capability indices for risk assessment of air pollution

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 529-541

  Kaya, Ihsan ^a   Kahraman, Cengiz ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Fuzzy process capability indices; Robust process capability indices

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; EVALUATION CRITERION; FUZZY PROCESS CAPABILITY INDICES; FUZZY SET THEORIES; HARMFUL EFFECTS; HUMAN HEALTHS; ISTANBUL; ROBUST PROCESS CAPABILITY INDICES; SPECIFICATION LIMITS; STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

AIR QUALITY; FUZZY SETS; HEALTH RISKS; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR;

POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HEALTH RISK; INDEX METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 63649100738     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-008-0238-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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