{"product_id":"case-studies-in-reliability-and-maintenance-377-wiley-series-in-probability-and-statistics-9780471413738","title":"Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance 377 Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing a groundbreaking companion book to a bestselling reliability text Reliability is one of the most important characteristics defining the quality of a product or system, both for the manufacturer and the purchaser.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...this book weighs in on a wide range of reliability topics....highly readable...” (\u003ci\u003eTest \u0026amp; Measurement World\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2004)  \u003cp\u003e\"...a major aim, well served here, is to help bridge the gap between theory and practice...an extremely useful source...\" (\u003ci\u003eShort Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...happy to recommend this book as a valuable complement to those that describe R\u0026amp;M methods...\" (\u003ci\u003eQuality \u0026amp; Reliability Engineering Int'l\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 20(1), February 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"…suitable for a seminar type graduate course…I recommend this book to applied and theoretical minded reliabilists.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Statistical Computation and Simulation\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2003)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...industry statisticians...will certainly find papers in this book that will be applicable to production at their facilities.\" (\u003ci\u003eTechnometrics\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 45, No. 3, August 2003)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction and Overview (Wallace R. Blischke and D. N. P. Murthy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART A: CASES WITH EMPHASIS ON PRODUCT DESIGN.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Space Interferometer Reliability-Based Design Evaluation (Donald H. Ebbeler, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Confidence Intervals for Hardware Reliability Predictions (Chun Kin Chan and Michael Tortorella).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Allocation of Dependability Requirements in Power Plant Design (Seppo Virtanen and Per-Erik Hagmark).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART B: CASES WITH EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Determination of the Design Strength of Granite Used as External Cladding for Buildings (Malcolm J. Faddy, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Use of Sensitivity Analysis to Assess the Effect of Model Uncertainty in Analyzing Accelerated Life Test Data (William Q. Meeker, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Virtual Qualification of Electronic Hardware (Michael Osterman, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Development of a Moisture Soak Model for Surface-Mounted Devices (Loon Ching Tang and Soon Huat Ong).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Construction of Reliable Software in Resource-Constrained Environments (Mladen A. Vouk and Anthony T . Rivers).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modeling and Analysis of Software System Reliability (Min Xie, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Information Fusion for Damage Prediction (Nozer D. Singpurwalla, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART C: CASES WITH EMPHASIS ON DEFECT PREDICTION AND FAILURE ANALYSIS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Use of Truncated Regression Methods to Estimate the Shelf Life of a Product from Incomplete Historical Data (William Q. Meeker and Luis A. Escobar).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Determining Software Quality Using COQUALMO (Sunita Chulani, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Use of Extreme Values in Reliability Assessment of Composite Materials (Linda C. Wolstenholme).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Expert Judgment in the Uncertainty Analysis of Dike Ring Failure Frequency (Roger Cooke and Karen Slijkhuis).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART D: CASES WITH EMPHASIS ON MAINTENANCE AND MAINTAINABILITY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Component Reliability, Replacement, and Cost Analysis with Incomplete Failure Data (Nicholas A. J. Hastings).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Maintainability and Maintenance--A Case Study on Mission Critical Aircraft and Engine Components (U. Dinesh Kumar and John Crocker).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Photocopier Reliability Modeling Using Evolutionary Algorithms (Michael Bulmer and John Eccleston).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reliability Model for Underground Gas Pipelines (Roger M. Cooke, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e RCM Approach to Maintaining a Nuclear Power Plant (Gilles C. Zwingelstein).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Experience Comparing the RCM Approach to Plant Maintenance with Modeling Approach (Xisheng Jia and Anthony H. Christer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART E: CASES WITH EMPHASIS ON OPERATIONS OPTIMIZATION AND REENGINEERING.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mean Residual Life and Optimal Operating Conditions for Industrial Furnace Tubes (Elsayed A. Elsayed).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Optimization of Dragline Load (Peter G. A. Townson, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ford's Reliability Improvement Process--A Case Study on Automotive Wheel Bearings (Karl D. Majeske, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reliability of Oil Seal for Transaxle--A Science SQC Approach at Toyota (Kakuro Amasaka and Shunji Osaki)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART F: CASES WITH EMPHASIS ON PRODUCT WARRANTY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Warranty Data Analysis for Assessing Product Reliability (Peter C. Sander, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reliability and Warranty Analysis of a Motorcycle Based on Claims Data (Bermawi P. Iskandar and Wallace R. Blischke).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515426890071,"sku":"9780471413738","price":147.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/case-studies-in-reliability-and-maintenance-377-wiley-series-in-probability-and-statistics-9780471413738","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}