Evaluating the risk of failure using the fuzzy OWA and DEMATEL method

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-129

  Chang, Kuei Hu ^a   Cheng, Ching Hsue ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory; Failure mode and effect analysis; Fuzzy set; Ordered weighted averaging; Risk priority number

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORIES; DEMATEL; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; FAILURE PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL VERIFICATION; ORDERED WEIGHTED AVERAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS; RISK OF FAILURE; RISK PRIORITY NUMBER; SIMPLIFIED ALGORITHMS; TFT-LCDS; THIN FILM TRANSISTOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

DECISION MAKING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; RATING; STATISTICAL METHODS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79958813906     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-009-0266-x     Document Type: Article

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