Fuzzy FMEA application to improve purchasing process in a public hospital

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 721-733

  Kumru, Mesut ^a   Kumru, Pinar Yildiz ^b  

^a DOGUS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

FMEA; Fuzzy logic; Process improvement; Quality management

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; FMEA; FUZZY LOGIC APPROACH; POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; RISK PRIORITY NUMBER; STABILITY OF PROCESS;

FUZZY LOGIC; HOSPITALS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

PURCHASING;

EID: 84869462193     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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