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Autor:
Marlin U. Thomas, Adedeji B. Badiru
Publikováno v:
Journal of Enterprise Transformation. 3:1-15
The goal of this article is to encourage the use of quantitative techniques to improve decision making and operational processes and ultimately facilitate organizational transformation. An Air Force process improvement case is used as the backdrop fo
Autor:
Yue Pan, Marlin U. Thomas
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IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 59:368-373
An important problem in maintenance planning is the repair versus replacement problem which consists of a sequence of decision points over time, whereby decisions are made to repair or replace a machine based on its condition. This problem can be fur
Autor:
Marlin U. Thomas
Publikováno v:
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 136:391-398
A contingency is a crisis situation such as a national disaster, civil disorder, or military invasion that creates a major threat to the safety and security of a population. Essentially all contingencies require construction support that is generally
Publikováno v:
IIE Transactions. 38:1049-1058
Modern day competition in manufacturing requires producers to rely heavily on continuous quality improvement methods to remain competitive. Reliability being a significant element of quality is the primary means for making design and process improvem
Autor:
Marlin U. Thomas
Publikováno v:
The Engineering Economist. 50:307-326
Warranties are essential in marketing products and meeting competition in today's global economy. The inherent risks and uncertainties in the processes and markets present challenges in accounting for the associated costs and incorporating them in pl
Autor:
Marlin U. Thomas
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Military Operations Research. 9:33-41
Autor:
Marlin U. Thomas
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Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online.
Autor:
Sridevi S. Rao, Marlin U. Thomas
Publikováno v:
Operations Research. 47:807-820
Product guarantees or warranties have been around for generations, but formal approaches for establishing and examining warranties have been considered only during the past 20 years. A review of the literature on warranty models and analysis methods
Autor:
Marlin U. Thomas
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The Engineering Economist. 44:184-196
Total product quality is multidimensional and includes customer acceptance as well as the usual quantitative elements for conformance, performance and reliability. Also included are broad ranges of operational expectations that are specific to the pa
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Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 42:564-568
Consumers' perceptions of service quality are highly qualitative as well as subjective. Individual variation exists in the meaning of “low,” “medium,” or “high” levels of service quality. A framework for quantifying the service quality di