An application of fuzzy random variables to control charts

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 161, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2684-2694

  Faraz, Alireza ^a   Shapiro, Arnold F ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuzzy inclusion measure; Fuzzy numbers; Fuzzy random variables; Process control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL CHARTS; DEFUZZIFICATION METHOD; FUZZY INCLUSION MEASURE; FUZZY MEANS; FUZZY MODE; FUZZY NUMBERS; FUZZY RANDOM VARIABLE; FUZZY RANDOM VARIABLES; FUZZY SPACE; IN-CONTROL; INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OUT-OF-CONTROL STATE; REAL SYSTEMS; REPRESENTATIVE VALUES; SHEWHART; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STATISTICAL CONTROL;

FLOWCHARTING; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; RANDOM VARIABLES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 77955509665     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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