In the reliability centered maintenance (RCM) methodology, the reliability estimates of the system are used to provide a cost-effective & satisfactory maintenance schedule. In this paper, a new framework for improvement of the RCM procedure based on the failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is developed. In order to achieve the objective, first based on the OREDA handbook classification the c...

The failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) approach was used to assess the potential risks for patients during the delivery of tomotherapy treatments. This study, which completed a previous investigation recently performed on the tomotherapy pretreatment phases, enabled the delineation of the delivery process tree and the identification of 30 failure modes, 9 of which were judged to be of part...

PURPOSE A failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) of skin lesions treatment process using Esteya™ device (Elekta Brachyterapy, Veenendaal, The Netherlands) was performed, with the aim of increasing the quality of the treatment and reducing the likelihood of unwanted events. METHODS A multidisciplinary team with experience in the treatment process met to establish the process map, which outlin...

Recently, sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) has become one of the important subjects in the industry and academia. Supplier selection, as a strategic decision, plays a significant role in SSCM. Researchers use different multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods to evaluate and select sustainable suppliers. In the previous studies, evaluation is solely based on the desirable feature...

In the AC/DC hybrid distribution network, non-faulty areas can maintain uninterrupted power supply by adjusting control mode of voltage source converter (VSC) after a fault. addition, also be restored through network reconfiguration. To account for impact these two restoration methods on reliability accurately, this article proposed evaluation method considering VSC capability and First, optimi...

BACKGROUND Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a prospective risk assessment tool that has been widely used within the aerospace and automotive industries and has been utilised within healthcare since the early 1990s. The aim of this study was to explore the validity of FMEA outputs within a hospital setting in the United Kingdom. METHODS Two multidisciplinary teams each conducted an ...

* This work is supported by the Commission of the European Union (Project no. G3RD CT199-00058) Abstract The growing importance of on-board diagnosis for automobiles demands for a close integration of diagnostic tasks in the entire design process. This report describes work carried out to date within the European project „Integrated Design Process for onboard Diagnosis„ (IDD). It presents an an...

Technical systems are prevalent in many areas of our society. Nowadays they often include a considerable amount of software. Identification and avoidance of technical risks is of major importance in the development of these softwareintensive technical systems. A powerful analysis technique in the development process for technical systems is the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). This tec...

Risk assessment is a standard tool in health care systems which is used to improve patient safety. Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) as a powerful risk assessment tool for safety and reliability widely applied by industries such as aerospace, nuclear, automotive, chemical, mechanical, medical technologies, and electronics. FMEA is popular technique, but it has some substantial deficienci...