in quality control charts, the problem of determining the optimum process mean arises when the deviation of a quality characteristic in one direction is more harmful than in the opposite direction. the failure mode in these two directions is usually different. a great majority of researches in this area have considered asymmet-ric cost function for processes with single quality characteristics....

a supply chain is composed of a complex sequence of processing stages, ranging from raw materials supplies, parts manufacturing, components and end-products assembling, to the delivery of end products. in the context of supply chain management, supplier selection decision is considered one of the key issues faced by operations and purchasing managers to remain competitive. therefore, requiremen...

here‎, ‎we aim to develop a new algorithm for solving a multiobjective linear programming problem‎. ‎the algorithm is to obtain a solution which approximately meets the decision maker's preferences‎. ‎it is proved that the proposed algorithm always converges to a weak efficient solution and at times converges to an efficient solution‎. ‎numerical examples and a simulation study are used to...

This paper addresses the Target-Value Search (TVS) problem, which is the problem of finding a path between two nodes in a graph whose cost is as close as possible to a given target value, T . This problem has been previously addressed only for directed acyclic graphs. In this work we develop the theory required to solve this problem optimally for any type of graphs. We modify traditional heuris...

Target value design (TVD) is a management approach that applies target costing in the and construction industry. TVD enables project environment with favorable characteristics to generate value. However, because TVD’s primary assessment cost, cost can be met without necessarily achieving project’s full This research action implement housing explores generation of using analysis model (VAM) stud...

Authors’ addresses: C. Jauffret, Université Sud Toulon-Var, CNRS, IM2NP (UMR 6242), Bâtiment X, BP 132, 83957 La Garde Cedex, France, Email: ([email protected]); D. Pillon, Thales Underwater Systems, 525 Route des Dolines, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France, Email: ([email protected]); A. C. Pignol, Université Sud Toulon-Var, CNRS, IM2NP (UMR 6242), Bâtiment X, BP 132, 83957 La Gar...

accurate delivery of torque to implant screws is critical to generate ideal preload in the screw joint and to offer protection against screw loosening. mechanical torque-limiting devices (mtlds) are available for this reason. in this study, the accuracy of one type of friction-style and two types of spring-style mtlds at baseline, following fatigue conditions and sterilization processes were de...