Failure mode and effect analysis using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 296-313

  Ilangkumaran, M ^a   Shanmugam, P ^b   Sakthivel, G ^c   Visagavel, K ^d  

^a K S RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Arulmurugan College of Engineering   (India)

^c VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

FAHP; FMEA; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907253652     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2014.064807     Document Type: Article

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