International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management: Volume 25 Issue 2

Managing knowledge for quality assurance: an empirical study

Jie Yang

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between knowledge management and the quality of new product and identify different hidden patterns in which knowledge…

Limitations of the House of Quality to provide quantitative design information

Andrew Olewnik, Kemper Lewis

The House of Quality (HoQ) is a popular design tool that supports information processing and decision making in the engineering design process. While its application is an aid to…

An evaluation of TPM initiatives in Indian industry for enhanced manufacturing performance

I.P.S. Ahuja, J.S. Khamba

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the contributions of total productive maintenance (TPM) initiatives towards improving manufacturing performance in Indian Manufacturing…

ISO 9001:2000 in the Egyptian manufacturing sector: perceptions and perspectives

Hesham A.E. Magd

The purpose of this paper is to examine management attitudes/perceptions of Egyptian manufacturing organizations toward the implementation of ISO 9001:2000. The implementation of…

Combining neural networks and genetic algorithms for predicting the reliability of repairable systems

Yi‐Hui Liang

The purpose of this paper is to propose an accurate product reliability prediction model in order to enhance product quality and reduce product costs.

The exponentiated Weibull software reliability growth model with various testing‐efforts and optimal release policy: A performance analysis

Nesar Ahmad, M.U. Bokhari, S.M.K. Quadri, M.G.M. Khan

The purpose of this research is to incorporate the exponentiated Weibull testing‐effort functions into software reliability modeling and to estimate the optimal software release…