Applying the concept of exponential approach to enhance the assessment capability of FMEA

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1413-1427

  Chang, Kuei Hu ^a   Chang, Yung Chia ^b   Lai, Pei Ting ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Exponential risk priority number; Failure modes and effects analysis; Risk assessment; Risk priority number

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FAILURE MODES; FUNCTIONS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS);

CLASSICAL METHODS; EXPONENTIAL FORM; FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT SCALE; POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES; RISK PRIORITY NUMBER; SYSTEM FAILURES; THREE PARAMETERS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84912029095     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-013-0747-9     Document Type: Article

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