The effect of random percentage of defective items on product reliability

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran

2 Master student, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran

Abstract
The reliability of manufactured products can vary according to changes in production quality. Field failure data provide useful information for assessing whether changes in reliability are significant or identifying the cause of changes. In order to identify these errors, we need to model the effect of these errors on product reliability. In this research, we intend to predict product reliability behavior based on the percentage of different quality errors with which products may be produced. In this regard, two types of quality errors, namely non-compliant items and assembly error are examined separately. In order to model, it is assumed that the percentage of qualitative errors follow the beta distribution and the failure times follow the Weibull distribution. Reliability, risk rate and probability chart of products are studied under these two types of qualitative errors. Based on the results of this research, it is possible to guess the type and percentage of quality errors with which products are produced.

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