A new FMEA method by integrating fuzzy belief structure and TOPSIS to improve risk evaluation process

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-4, 2015, Pages 357-368

  Vahdani, Behnam ^a   Salimi, M ^a   Charkhchian, M ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cause of failure (CF); Detection (D); Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA); Fuzzy belief structure (FBS); Occurrence (O); Severity (S); Technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS)

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LINGUISTICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STEELMAKING;

BELIEF STRUCTURES; CAUSE OF FAILURE (CF); FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS; IDEAL SOLUTIONS; OCCURRENCE (O); SEVERITY (S);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84923800837     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-014-6466-3     Document Type: Article

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