This study surveys the ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operator literature using a
citation network analysis. The main goals are the historical reconstruction of scientific …

Decision-making is a critical step in safety and risk analysis. Decision-making is conducted
according to the different sources of information often elicited from filed matter and subject …

The choice of a reliability allocation method is not always easy or straightforward, since it
depends on several factors. Some factors are directly related to the characteristics of the …

Most current risk assessment methods use the risk priority number (RPN) value to evaluate
the risk of failure. However, traditional RPN methodology has been criticized to have several …

The procedure of decision making in failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) as an effective
and reliable risk assessment method needs a team of experts to deal with considerable …

Abstract Information axiom is used to determine the best option among the potential
alternatives. In case of uncertain parameters, information axiom has been extended to its …

Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) is the application of the Failure Mode and
Effects Analysis (FMEA) method specifically to product design. DFMEA is not only an …

Risk assessment is a preventive analysis task of product design and the production planning
process. The purpose is to assign limited resources to the most serious risk items and …

Fault tree analysis (FTA) as an effective and efficient risk assessment tool are widely used to
analyze the reliability of a complex system. In this context, FTA can properly improve the …

Reliability allocation is one of the most important factors to consider when determining the
reliability and competitiveness of a product. The feasibility-of-objectives (FOO) technique …