The construction industry is plagued by occupational risky situations and poor working
conditions. Occupational risk assessment (ORA) on workplace sites is the first and key step …

System failure engineering may encompass reliability, safety, security, maintainability, risk,
and quality control. In this paper we pay a unified view, ie, a failure-oriented view to system …

The selection of a facility location among alternative locations is a multicriteria decision-
making problem including both quantitative and qualitative criteria. The conventional …

A risk matrix is a mechanism to characterize and rank process risks that are typically
identified through one or more multifunctional reviews (eg, process hazard analysis, audits …

Human error is a significant factor triggering oil tanker collisions. Drawbacks jeopardizing
the effectiveness of human error analysis from traditional studies are spotted. This study …

After giving an overview of the different kinds of mathematical forms of the membership
functions, we extract the different demands and determine the rational class of the …

In this paper, a fuzzy decision algorithm is proposed to select the most suitable advanced
manufacturing system (AMS) alternative from a set of mutually exclusive alternatives. Both …

A decision to invest in new manufacturing enabling technologies supporting computer
integrated manufacturing (CIM) must include non-quantifiable, intangible benefits to the …

Fuzzy logic deals with uncertainty and imprecision, and is an efficient tool for solving
problems where knowledge uncertainty may occur. Such situations frequently arise in a …

Occupational safety risk assessment is the core of safety practices. Is a complex process that
requires the consideration of sundry parameters, which are often difficult to quantify. This …