A comparison of two procedures which allocate inspection effort
within a production sequence is presented here. The concern
for quality and the need to hold down the costs of quality has resulted
in mathematical models which locate inspection so that the
desired quality is attained at a minimum cost.
In...
An inspection-repair model is developed that presumes inspection
is hazardous to the system being inspected. The form of the optimal
inspection-repair policy is determined for different ranges of the
model's parameters. The model is formulated as a partially observable
Markov decision process with finite numbers of states and actions.
The...
The Pacific Northwest is at risk for significant seismic and tsunami events, which are capable of severely damaging lifeline transportation infrastructure, particularly bridges. As the bridges in the United States age and begin to show signs of fatigue, the risk for severe damage increases. Proper monitoring and inspection of bridges...