International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management: Volume 36 Issue 2

Estimation of reliability of multicomponent stress-strength of a bathtub shape or increasing failure rate function

Sanku Dey, Fernando Antonio Moala

The purpose of this paper is to deal with the Bayesian and non-Bayesian estimation methods of multicomponent stress-strength reliability by assuming the Chen distribution.

Assessment of Lean Six Sigma Readiness (LESIRE) for manufacturing industries using fuzzy logic

Raja Sreedharan V., R. Raju, Vijaya Sunder M., Jiju Antony

Many organizations have reported significant benefits after the implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Embracing LSS requires asking some important questions: How Lean Six Sigma…

Quality management vision of future early career operations managers

Alireza Shokri, Farhad Nabhani

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the gap between the current vision and knowledge of future early career operations managers (OM) and a common strategic total quality…

Signature reliability of binary state node in complex bridge networks using universal generating function

Soni Bisht, S.B. Singh

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate various reliability measures like reliability, expected lifetime (mean time to failure), signature reliability and compare networks based…

Understanding and evaluating teaching effectiveness in the UK higher education sector using experimental design: A case study

Jiju Antony, Stavros Karamperidis, Frenie Antony, Elizabeth A. Cudney

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the power of experimental design as a technique to understand and evaluate the most important factors which influence teaching…

Innovative methods for quality management in educational organizations

Nina Aniskina, Ekaterina Terekhova

The purpose of this paper is to present good practices of improving quality of educational services through use of innovative methods in order to involve staff in the processes of…

Bayesian networks for statistical process control with attribute data

Barry Cobb, Linda Li

Bayesian networks (BNs) are implemented for monitoring a process via statistical process control (SPC) where attribute data are available on output from the system. The paper aims…

EFQM model’s application in the context of higher education: A systematic review of the literature and agenda for future research

Rozélia Laurett, Luis Mendes

The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) excellence model has been widely used by higher education institutions (HEIs). However, knowledge about the state of the art…

Performance modeling and assessment of maintenance priorities for steam generation unit of a sugar plant

Gaurav Sharma, Puran Chandra Tewari

The purpose of this paper is to deal with the performance modeling and assessment of maintenance priorities for steam generation unit of a sugar plant.