The acceptance sampling plan (ASP) is a statistical tool used in industry for quality control to determine the quality of products by selecting a specified number for testing in order to accept or ...

Most products are built to specifications that include some measure of reliability. In the design stage, FEA does a good job of pinpointing the weak spots in parts and assemblies. But the real test ...

Given two production processes, the units from which fail in accordance with the Weibull distribution, the problem of selecting the particular process with the larger mean life is considered. Three ...

One-shot devices, which are engineered for one-time use and are often subject to destructive testing, represent an important class of critical components in areas ranging from aerospace to biomedical ...