OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Quality Engineering is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
How generative AI models such as ChatGPT can be (mis)used in SPC practice, education, and research? An exploratory study	39
Reinforcement learning for dynamic condition-based maintenance of a system with individually repairable components	37
Dynamic maintenance model for a repairable multi-component system using deep reinforcement learning	22
Lifetime performance-qualified sampling system under a Weibull distribution with failure-censoring	18
Building a statistical surveillance dashboard for COVID-19 infection worldwide	16
Multivariate time-between-events monitoring: An overview and some overlooked underlying complexities	13
An integrated failure-censored sampling scheme for lifetime-performance verification and validation under a Weibull distribution	13
A new capability index for non-normal distributions based on linex loss function	13
An HDP-HMM based approach for tool wear estimation and tool life prediction	13
Cyber-physical attack vulnerabilities in manufacturing quality control tools	13
A new method for quality function deployment using double hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets and axiomatic design approach	12
Designing variable sampling plans based on lifetime performance index under failure censoring reliability tests	12
Compound fault diagnosis for a rolling bearing using adaptive DTCWPT with higher order spectra	11
A review of dispersion control charts for multivariate individual observations	11
The role of the normal distribution in statistical process monitoring	10
The case against generally weighted moving average (GWMA) control charts	10
Mining quality determinants of product-service systems from user-generated contents	10
An improved multiple quality characteristic analysis chart for simultaneous monitoring of process mean and variance of steering knuckle pin for green manufacturing	9
Prediction of high-performance computing input/output variability and its application to optimization for system configurations	9
Reliability estimation considering multi-stress monotonic degradation test data with non-constant scale parameter	9
Statistical perspectives on reliability of artificial intelligence systems	8
Optimal binomial reliability demonstration tests design under acceptance decision uncertainty	8
Selective maintenance modeling and analysis of a complex system with dependent failure modes	7
Understanding and addressing complexity in problem solving	7
Gage R&R studies in measurement system analysis: A systematic literature review	7

Generating exact optimal designs via particle swarm optimization: Assessing efficacy and efficiency via case study	6
Monitoring univariate processes using control charts: Some practical issues and advice	6
Digital twins in quality engineering	6
Multi-dimensional Lévy processes with Lévy copulas for multiple dependent degradation processes in lifetime analysis	6
Equivalences between multiple dependent state sampling, chain sampling, and control chart runs rules	6
A fresh look at computer vision for industrial quality control	6
Opportunistic maintenance model for load sharing k-out-of-n systems with perfect PM and minimal repairs	6
Deep learning-based residual control chart for count data	6
Noisy parallel hybrid model of NBGRU and NCNN architectures for remaining useful life estimation	6
AS²-GWMA control chart for monitoring the process variability	5
Phase I monitoring of individual normal data: Design and implementation	5
Intelligent fault diagnosis of rolling bearings based on clustering algorithm of fast search and find of density peaks	5
The prediction profiler at 30	5
Optimal double sampling control chart based on gauges	5
Online monitoring of nonlinear profiles using a Gaussian process model with heteroscedasticity	5
An adaptive exponentially weighted moving average control chart for poisson processes	5
KA-VoC Map: Classifying product Key-Attributes from digital Voice-of-Customer	5
An improved FMEA model considering information quality in a multi-granularity probability linguistic environment	5
Data-driven software reliability evaluation under incomplete knowledge on fault count distribution	5
Discussion of “Experiences with big data: Accounts from a data scientist’s perspective”	4
Reliability analysis of heat exchanging system of deep-sea manned submersibles using Markov model	4
A two-step method for monitoring normally distributed multi-stream processes in high dimensions	4
Goodness-of-fit tests for progressively Type-II censored data: Application to the engineering reliability data from continuous distribution	4
On reliability analysis of one-shot devices with manufacturing defects	4
Random sampling strategies for multivariate statistical process control to detect cyber-physical manufacturing attacks	4
Enhanced problem solving through redefined 8D step completion criteria	4
A variable parameters auxiliary information based quality control chart with application in a spring manufacturing process: The Markov chain approach	4
Multivariate six sigma: A key improvement strategy in industry 4.0	4
Developing a cost-efficient dual sampling system for lot disposition by considering process yield and quality loss	4
Research in network monitoring: Connections with SPM and new directions	4
Early fault diagnosis based on reinforcement learning optimized-SVM model with vibration-monitored signals	4
Bayesian probability of agreement for comparing survival or reliability functions with parametric lifetime regression models	4
New dynamic reliability assessment method based on process capability index and fault importance index	4
Interpreting operator-part interaction in gage repeatability and reproducibility studies	3
An economical optimization model for deteriorating system integrated with statistical process control and condition-based maintenance	3
Reliability modeling for multi-component system subject to dependent competing failure processes with phase-type distribution considering multiple shock sources	3
Evaluation of manufacturing process in low variety high volume industry with the coupling of cloud model theory and TOPSIS approach	3
Reliability assessment of heavy-duty computer numerical control machine tools based on multi-performance multi-sequence hidden Markov model	3
Enhancing risk assessment of manufacturing production process integrating failure modes and sequential fuzzy cognitive map	3
Hidden dimensions of the data: PCA vs autoencoders	3
I -optimal or G -optimal: Do we have to choose?	3
Optimal design of a two-point variables skip-lot sampling plan with Taguchi capability index	3
A life extrapolation model using accelerated equivalent luminance and its application	3
MR-CART: Multiresponse optimization using a classification and regression tree method	3
Foundations of network monitoring: Definitions and applications	3
Product quality prediction based on process data: Taking the gearbox of Company D as an example	3
Adaptive EWMA-S² control charts with adaptive smoothing parameter	3
Broader impacts of network monitoring: Its role in government, industry, technology, and beyond	2
Reliability analysis for systems subject to dependent and competing failure processes with random failure thresholds	2
Assessing the performance of control charts for detecting previously unexplored shift types in high density spatial data	2

Quality process reengineering in industry 4.0: A BPR perspective	2
Application of a proposed reliability analysis multivariate capability index on manufacturing processes	2
An adaptive cumulative sum method for monitoring integer-valued time-series data	2
Economic design of repetitive group sampling plan based on truncated life test under exponentiated half logistic distribution	2
An approach to non-homogenous phase-type distributions through multiple cut-points	2
A novel application of a definitive screening design: A case study	2
Simultaneous monitoring of the mean vector and covariance matrix of multivariate multiple linear profiles with a new adaptive Shewhart-type control chart	2
On gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies for counts	2
Response surfaces, blocking, and split plots: A predictive distribution case study	2
Data quality and statistics: Perfect together?	2
Image based statistical process monitoring via partial first order stochastic dominance	2
A method for robust design of products or processes with categorical response	2
Reevaluating the performance of control charts based on ranked-set sampling	2
Bayesian inference for the pairwise probability of agreement using data from several measurement systems	2
The past, present, and future of network monitoring: A panel discussion	2
Aggregation levels when the time between events is Weibull distributed	2
Exploratory vs solution-seeking big data: Discussion for “Experiences with big data: Accounts from a data scientist’s perspective”	2
The use of D-optimal design in an expanded gauge R&R study	2
Accuracy of multi-experts’ prioritization under Mallows’ model of errors creation	2
Using simulation to handle implicit likelihoods in a Bayesian analysis	2
Repetitive inspection scheme based on the run length of test results: A Markov chain Monte Carlo approach	2
A recommended set of indices for evaluating process health	2
Redefining software reliability modeling: embracing fault-dependency, imperfect removal, and maximum fault considerations	2
On efficient change point detection using a step cumulative sum control chart	2
Optimizing the quality control of multivariate processes under an improved Mahalanobis–Taguchi system	2
Problem framing: Essential to successful statistical engineering applications	2
Software security evaluation using multilevel vulnerability discovery modeling	2
Contextual anomaly detection for multivariate time series data	1
A neural network-based control chart for monitoring and interpreting autocorrelated multivariate processes using layer-wise relevance propagation	1
Design of Multiple Deferred State Repetitive Group Sampling Plans for Life Tests based on Generalized Gamma Distribution	1
Statistical engineering – Part 2: Future	1
Improved detection of subsurface defects through active thermography and ensembling techniques	1
Objective Bayesian analysis of Weibull mixture cure model	1
Identifying dominant causes using leveraged study designs	1
Using principles and selected tools of Lean Six Sigma to improve sustainability: A case study	1
The decay of Six Sigma and the rise of Quality 4.0 in manufacturing innovation	1
Tukey-EWMA control chart with variable sampling intervals for process monitoring	1
Discussion of “Experiences with big data: Accounts from a data scientist’s perspective”	1
Statistical engineering – Part 1: Past and present	1
A case study: Comparing testers for means and variances in a balanced incomplete block design	1
Reliability-based optimization of imperfect preventive maintenance with Bayesian estimation	1
Step-stress tests for interval-censored data under gamma lifetime distribution	1
Improved yield estimation with efficient decision power for multi-line processes	1
Functional data analysis and nonlinear regression models: an information quality perspective	1
Corporation-wide variation reduction	1
Testing capability index C_pk with its application in automobile engine manufacturing industry	1
Case study: Accounting for response measurement error in fitting a regression model	1
A Bayesian ARMA-GARCH EWMA monitoring scheme for long run: A case study on monitoring the USD/ZAR exchange rate	1
A comparative study for parameter estimation of the Weibull distribution in a small sample size: An application to spring fatigue failure data	1
On assurance testing for repairable systems	1
An exponentially weighted moving average control chart based on signed ranks for finite horizon processes	1
A new multivariate control chart based on the isolation forest algorithm	1
Toward a concept of digital twin for monitoring assembly and disassembly processes	1
The interdisciplinary nature of network monitoring: Advantages and disadvantages	1
Leveraging what you know: Versatile space-filling designs	1
A control chart for monitoring images using jump location curves	1
Multivariate Six Sigma: A case study in an outpatient pharmaceutical care unit	1
Mutual combination of selected principles and technologies of Industry 4.0 and quality management methods - case study	1
Using a baseline with the probability of agreement to compare distribution characteristics	1
An online approach for robust parameter design with incremental Gaussian process	1
Statistical engineering: Synergies with established engineering disciplines	1
A note on selection of basis quantities for dimensional analysis	1
Utilizing jackknife and bootstrap to understand tensile stress to failure of an epoxy resin	1
A new approach to risk assessment in failure mode and effect analysis based on engineering textual data	1
Batch sequential designs for accelerated life tests and an application to polymer composite fatigue test	1
Within batch non-linear profile monitoring applied to shrimp farming: A case study	1
A hierarchical model-based method for wafer level virtual metrology under process information deficiency	1
Statistical process monitoring for vector autoregressive time series based on location-scale CUSUM method	1
Data-driven maintenance priority recommendations for civil aircraft engine fleets using reliability-based bivariate cluster analysis	1
On reading Youden: Learning about the practice of statistics and applied statistical research from a master applied statistician	1
A consistent data model for different data granularity in control charts	1
Assurance of electronic parts for aerospace system reliability: Past, present, and future	1