A more general risk assessment methodology using a soft set-based ranking technique

Soft Computing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 169-183

  Chang, Kuei Hu ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory; Process failure mode and effects analysis; Risk assessment; Risk priority number; Soft set

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORIES; INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES; PROCESS FAILURE; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; RISK PRIORITY NUMBER; SOFT SETS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SET THEORY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84891664907     PISSN: 14327643     EISSN: 14337479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00500-013-1045-3     Document Type: Article

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