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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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
How generative AI models such as ChatGPT can be (mis)used in SPC practice, education, and research? An exploratory study	59
Dynamic maintenance model for a repairable multi-component system using deep reinforcement learning	29
Lifetime performance-qualified sampling system under a Weibull distribution with failure-censoring	21
An HDP-HMM based approach for tool wear estimation and tool life prediction	16
The role of the normal distribution in statistical process monitoring	15
Mining quality determinants of product-service systems from user-generated contents	14
Early fault diagnosis based on reinforcement learning optimized-SVM model with vibration-monitored signals	14
An integrated failure-censored sampling scheme for lifetime-performance verification and validation under a Weibull distribution	14
A new method for quality function deployment using double hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets and axiomatic design approach	13
Statistical perspectives on reliability of artificial intelligence systems	13
Deep learning-based residual control chart for count data	12
The case against generally weighted moving average (GWMA) control charts	12
An improved multiple quality characteristic analysis chart for simultaneous monitoring of process mean and variance of steering knuckle pin for green manufacturing	12
Redefining software reliability modeling: embracing fault-dependency, imperfect removal, and maximum fault considerations	11
Opportunistic maintenance model for load sharing k-out-of-n systems with perfect PM and minimal repairs	10
A two-step method for monitoring normally distributed multi-stream processes in high dimensions	9
Developing a cost-efficient dual sampling system for lot disposition by considering process yield and quality loss	8
Monitoring univariate processes using control charts: Some practical issues and advice	8
Equivalences between multiple dependent state sampling, chain sampling, and control chart runs rules	8
Prediction of high-performance computing input/output variability and its application to optimization for system configurations	8
Gage R&R studies in measurement system analysis: A systematic literature review	8
Online monitoring of nonlinear profiles using a Gaussian process model with heteroscedasticity	8
Optimal design of a two-point variables skip-lot sampling plan with Taguchi capability index	8
The prediction profiler at 30	7
Digital twins in quality engineering	7

An improved FMEA model considering information quality in a multi-granularity probability linguistic environment	7
A fresh look at computer vision for industrial quality control	7
Understanding and addressing complexity in problem solving	7
Generating exact optimal designs via particle swarm optimization: Assessing efficacy and efficiency via case study	6
Reliability analysis of heat exchanging system of deep-sea manned submersibles using Markov model	6
Multivariate six sigma: A key improvement strategy in industry 4.0	6
Enhanced problem solving through redefined 8D step completion criteria	6
AS²-GWMA control chart for monitoring the process variability	6
Phase I monitoring of individual normal data: Design and implementation	6
An adaptive exponentially weighted moving average control chart for poisson processes	6
Quality process reengineering in industry 4.0: A BPR perspective	5
KA-VoC Map: Classifying product Key-Attributes from digital Voice-of-Customer	5
Random sampling strategies for multivariate statistical process control to detect cyber-physical manufacturing attacks	5
Intelligent fault diagnosis of rolling bearings based on clustering algorithm of fast search and find of density peaks	5
On reliability analysis of one-shot devices with manufacturing defects	5
A novel application of a definitive screening design: A case study	5
Enhancing risk assessment of manufacturing production process integrating failure modes and sequential fuzzy cognitive map	5
Economic design of repetitive group sampling plan based on truncated life test under exponentiated half logistic distribution	4
Foundations of network monitoring: Definitions and applications	4
Research in network monitoring: Connections with SPM and new directions	4
Hidden dimensions of the data: PCA vs autoencoders	4
An adaptive cumulative sum method for monitoring integer-valued time-series data	4
Reliability modeling for multi-component system subject to dependent competing failure processes with phase-type distribution considering multiple shock sources	4
Evaluation of manufacturing process in low variety high volume industry with the coupling of cloud model theory and TOPSIS approach	4
Interpreting operator-part interaction in gage repeatability and reproducibility studies	3
A life extrapolation model using accelerated equivalent luminance and its application	3
Broader impacts of network monitoring: Its role in government, industry, technology, and beyond	3
Software security evaluation using multilevel vulnerability discovery modeling	3
I -optimal or G -optimal: Do we have to choose?	3
Tukey-EWMA control chart with variable sampling intervals for process monitoring	3
Bayesian inference for the pairwise probability of agreement using data from several measurement systems	3
Optimizing the quality control of multivariate processes under an improved Mahalanobis–Taguchi system	3
Simultaneous monitoring of the mean vector and covariance matrix of multivariate multiple linear profiles with a new adaptive Shewhart-type control chart	3
Multivariate Six Sigma: A case study in an outpatient pharmaceutical care unit	3
Product quality prediction based on process data: Taking the gearbox of Company D as an example	3
Application of a proposed reliability analysis multivariate capability index on manufacturing processes	3
On efficient change point detection using a step cumulative sum control chart	3
An approach to non-homogenous phase-type distributions through multiple cut-points	3
MR-CART: Multiresponse optimization using a classification and regression tree method	3
A comparative study for parameter estimation of the Weibull distribution in a small sample size: An application to spring fatigue failure data	3
Toward a concept of digital twin for monitoring assembly and disassembly processes	3
Image based statistical process monitoring via partial first order stochastic dominance	2
Statistical engineering: Synergies with established engineering disciplines	2
A hierarchical model-based method for wafer level virtual metrology under process information deficiency	2
Improved detection of subsurface defects through active thermography and ensembling techniques	2
Step-stress tests for interval-censored data under gamma lifetime distribution	2
Accuracy of multi-experts’ prioritization under Mallows’ model of errors creation	2
Problem framing: Essential to successful statistical engineering applications	2
Mutual combination of selected principles and technologies of Industry 4.0 and quality management methods - case study	2
Mixed-type defect pattern recognition in noisy labeled wafer bin maps	2

Assessing the performance of control charts for detecting previously unexplored shift types in high density spatial data	2
An exponentially weighted moving average control chart based on signed ranks for finite horizon processes	2
Simultaneous classification and out-of-distribution detection for wafer bin maps	2
A new multivariate control chart based on the isolation forest algorithm	2
Design of Multiple Deferred State Repetitive Group Sampling Plans for Life Tests based on Generalized Gamma Distribution	2
On gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies for counts	2
Response surfaces, blocking, and split plots: A predictive distribution case study	2
The past, present, and future of network monitoring: A panel discussion	2
An online approach for robust parameter design with incremental Gaussian process	2
Aggregation levels when the time between events is Weibull distributed	2
Statistical engineering – Part 2: Future	2
Data quality and statistics: Perfect together?	2
A method for robust design of products or processes with categorical response	2
Statistical engineering – Part 1: Past and present	2
Reevaluating the performance of control charts based on ranked-set sampling	2
The decay of Six Sigma and the rise of Quality 4.0 in manufacturing innovation	2
Verifying a dominant cause of output variation	2
Reliability analysis for systems subject to dependent and competing failure processes with random failure thresholds	2
Using simulation to handle implicit likelihoods in a Bayesian analysis	2
Monitoring processes with multiple dependent production lines using time between events control charts	2
A neural network-based control chart for monitoring and interpreting autocorrelated multivariate processes using layer-wise relevance propagation	2
Identifying dominant causes using leveraged study designs	2
Contextual anomaly detection for multivariate time series data	2
Reliability modeling for failure correlations to a CNC lathe subsystem based on Pagerank Algorithm	2
A new incapability index for simple linear profile with asymmetric tolerances	1
Case study: Accounting for response measurement error in fitting a regression model	1
A class of response surface split-plot designs	1
Within batch non-linear profile monitoring applied to shrimp farming: A case study	1
A Bayesian ARMA-GARCH EWMA monitoring scheme for long run: A case study on monitoring the USD/ZAR exchange rate	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
Availability and cost models for sequentially inspected systems with dependent catastrophic and soft failures	1
The interdisciplinary nature of network monitoring: Advantages and disadvantages	1
Testing the prediction profiler with disallowed combinations—A statistical engineering case study	1
Reliability-based optimization of imperfect preventive maintenance with Bayesian estimation	1
On reading Youden: Learning about the practice of statistics and applied statistical research from a master applied statistician	1
Real-time adjustment of injection molding process settings by utilizing Design of Experiment, time series profiles and PLS-DA	1
Corporation-wide variation reduction	1
A note on selection of basis quantities for dimensional analysis	1
CUSUM design for detection of event-rate increases for a Poisson process	1
Statistical process monitoring for vector autoregressive time series based on location-scale CUSUM method	1
Utilizing jackknife and bootstrap to understand tensile stress to failure of an epoxy resin	1
Exploratory image data analysis for quality improvement hypothesis generation	1
Understanding interactions between mixture components and process variables	1
Data-driven maintenance priority recommendations for civil aircraft engine fleets using reliability-based bivariate cluster analysis	1
Assurance of electronic parts for aerospace system reliability: Past, present, and future	1
Improved yield estimation with efficient decision power for multi-line processes	1
Optimized control charts using indifference regions	1
A consistent data model for different data granularity in control charts	1
A simple test to determine the contributors of fraction nonconforming shifts in a multivariate binomial process	1
Functional data analysis and nonlinear regression models: an information quality perspective	1
Designing a variables two-plan sampling system with adjustable acceptance criteria for lot disposition	1
Empowering software reliability: Leveraging efficient fault detection and removal efficiency	1
Testing capability index C_pk with its application in automobile engine manufacturing industry	1
Using principles and selected tools of Lean Six Sigma to improve sustainability: A case study	1
On assurance testing for repairable systems	1
Process Analytical Technology, continuous manufacturing, and the development of a surrogate model for dissolution: a pharmaceutical manufacturing statistical engineering case study	1
A case study: Comparing testers for means and variances in a balanced incomplete block design	1
A control chart for monitoring images using jump location curves	1
A high dimensional functional time series approach to evolution outlier detection for grouped smart meters	1
Leveraging what you know: Versatile space-filling designs	1
Using a baseline with the probability of agreement to compare distribution characteristics	1