Recent Advances In Reliability And Quality Engineering

This volume presents recent research in reliability and quality theory and its applications by many leading experts in the field. The subjects covered include reliability optimization, software reliability, maintenance, quality engineering, system reliability, Monte Carlo simulation, tolerance design optimization, manufacturing system estimation, neural networks, software quality assessment, optimization design of life tests, software quality, reliability-centred maintenance, multivariate control chart, methodology for measurement of test effectiveness, imperfect preventive maintenance, Markovian reliability modelling, accelerated life testing, and system availability assessment. The book should serve as a reference for postgraduate students and should also prove useful for practitioners and researchers in reliability and quality engineering.