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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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Reinforcement learning for dynamic condition-based maintenance of a system with individually repairable components	37
How generative AI models such as ChatGPT can be (mis)used in SPC practice, education, and research? An exploratory study	33
Dynamic maintenance model for a repairable multi-component system using deep reinforcement learning	22
Planning offline inspection strategies in low-volume manufacturing processes	21
Lifetime performance-qualified sampling system under a Weibull distribution with failure-censoring	18
Building a statistical surveillance dashboard for COVID-19 infection worldwide	16
dP-FMEA: An innovative Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for distributed manufacturing processes	16
An HDP-HMM based approach for tool wear estimation and tool life prediction	13
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
Condition-based maintenance policies for a multi-unit deteriorating system subject to shocks in a semi-Markov operating environment	12
Cyber-physical attack vulnerabilities in manufacturing quality control tools	12
Designing variable sampling plans based on lifetime performance index under failure censoring reliability tests	12
A new method for quality function deployment using double hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets and axiomatic design approach	12
A new capability index for non-normal distributions based on linex loss function	12
A review of dispersion control charts for multivariate individual observations	11
Compound fault diagnosis for a rolling bearing using adaptive DTCWPT with higher order spectra	11
The role of the normal distribution in statistical process monitoring	10
Prediction of high-performance computing input/output variability and its application to optimization for system configurations	9
Mining quality determinants of product-service systems from user-generated contents	9
The case against generally weighted moving average (GWMA) control charts	9
An improved multiple quality characteristic analysis chart for simultaneous monitoring of process mean and variance of steering knuckle pin for green manufacturing	9
Developing an improved composite limit state method for time-dependent reliability analysis	8
Optimal binomial reliability demonstration tests design under acceptance decision uncertainty	8
Reliability estimation considering multi-stress monotonic degradation test data with non-constant scale parameter	8

Gage R&R studies in measurement system analysis: A systematic literature review	7
Understanding and addressing complexity in problem solving	7
Selective maintenance modeling and analysis of a complex system with dependent failure modes	7
Statistical perspectives on reliability of artificial intelligence systems	7
Deep learning-based residual control chart for count data	6
Digital twins in quality engineering	6
Generating exact optimal designs via particle swarm optimization: Assessing efficacy and efficiency via case study	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
Multi-dimensional Lévy processes with Lévy copulas for multiple dependent degradation processes in lifetime analysis	6
Noisy parallel hybrid model of NBGRU and NCNN architectures for remaining useful life estimation	6
The prediction profiler at 30	5
Optimal double sampling control chart based on gauges	5
Monitoring univariate processes using control charts: Some practical issues and advice	5
An adaptive exponentially weighted moving average control chart for poisson processes	5
AS²-GWMA control chart for monitoring the process variability	5
An improved FMEA model considering information quality in a multi-granularity probability linguistic environment	5
Online monitoring of nonlinear profiles using a Gaussian process model with heteroscedasticity	5
Opportunistic maintenance model for load sharing k-out-of-n systems with perfect PM and minimal repairs	5
Phase I monitoring of individual normal data: Design and implementation	5
Data-driven software reliability evaluation under incomplete knowledge on fault count distribution	5
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
Reliability analysis of heat exchanging system of deep-sea manned submersibles using Markov model	4
Early fault diagnosis based on reinforcement learning optimized-SVM model with vibration-monitored signals	4
Goodness-of-fit tests for progressively Type-II censored data: Application to the engineering reliability data from continuous distribution	4
Developing a cost-efficient dual sampling system for lot disposition by considering process yield and quality loss	4
I -optimal or G -optimal: Do we have to choose?	4
Intelligent fault diagnosis of rolling bearings based on clustering algorithm of fast search and find of density peaks	4
Multivariate six sigma: A key improvement strategy in industry 4.0	4
Discussion of “Experiences with big data: Accounts from a data scientist’s perspective”	4
Enhanced problem solving through redefined 8D step completion criteria	4
A two-step method for monitoring normally distributed multi-stream processes in high dimensions	4
Evaluation of manufacturing process in low variety high volume industry with the coupling of cloud model theory and TOPSIS approach	3
KA-VoC Map: Classifying product Key-Attributes from digital Voice-of-Customer	3
On reliability analysis of one-shot devices with manufacturing defects	3
Research in network monitoring: Connections with SPM and new directions	3
Generalized Bayesian D-optimal supersaturated multistratum designs	3
Optimal design of a two-point variables skip-lot sampling plan with Taguchi capability index	3
A variable parameters auxiliary information based quality control chart with application in a spring manufacturing process: The Markov chain approach	3
Enhancing risk assessment of manufacturing production process integrating failure modes and sequential fuzzy cognitive map	3
Random sampling strategies for multivariate statistical process control to detect cyber-physical manufacturing attacks	3
Reliability assessment of heavy-duty computer numerical control machine tools based on multi-performance multi-sequence hidden Markov model	3
Adaptive EWMA-S² control charts with adaptive smoothing parameter	3
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
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
On gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies for counts	2

The use of D-optimal design in an expanded gauge R&R study	2
Hidden dimensions of the data: PCA vs autoencoders	2
Discussion of “Statistics = Analytics?”	2
Quality process reengineering in industry 4.0: A BPR perspective	2
A recommended set of indices for evaluating process health	2
Reevaluating the performance of control charts based on ranked-set sampling	2
An adaptive cumulative sum method for monitoring integer-valued time-series data	2
Aggregation levels when the time between events is Weibull distributed	2
Software security evaluation using multilevel vulnerability discovery modeling	2
Accuracy of multi-experts’ prioritization under Mallows’ model of errors creation	2
A novel application of a definitive screening design: A case study	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
Image based statistical process monitoring via partial first order stochastic dominance	2
Application of a proposed reliability analysis multivariate capability index on manufacturing processes	2
A life extrapolation model using accelerated equivalent luminance and its application	2
On efficient change point detection using a step cumulative sum control chart	2
Problem framing: Essential to successful statistical engineering applications	2
MR-CART: Multiresponse optimization using a classification and regression tree method	2
Simultaneous monitoring of the mean vector and covariance matrix of multivariate multiple linear profiles with a new adaptive Shewhart-type control chart	2
Foundations of network monitoring: Definitions and applications	2
Exploratory vs solution-seeking big data: Discussion for “Experiences with big data: Accounts from a data scientist’s perspective”	2
Assessing the performance of control charts for detecting previously unexplored shift types in high density spatial data	2
Product quality prediction based on process data: Taking the gearbox of Company D as an example	2
Model-robust design of mixture experiments	2
A method for robust design of products or processes with categorical response	2
Bayesian inference for the pairwise probability of agreement using data from several measurement systems	2
Redefining software reliability modeling: embracing fault-dependency, imperfect removal, and maximum fault considerations	2
A consistent data model for different data granularity in control charts	1
Improved yield estimation with efficient decision power for multi-line processes	1
Corporation-wide variation reduction	1
Improved detection of subsurface defects through active thermography and ensembling techniques	1
Functional data analysis and nonlinear regression models: an information quality perspective	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
Identifying dominant causes using leveraged study designs	1
Mutual combination of selected principles and technologies of Industry 4.0 and quality management methods - case study	1
Batch sequential designs for accelerated life tests and an application to polymer composite fatigue test	1
Using principles and selected tools of Lean Six Sigma to improve sustainability: A case study	1
A hierarchical model-based method for wafer level virtual metrology under process information deficiency	1
Within batch non-linear profile monitoring applied to shrimp farming: A case study	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
Leveraging what you know: Versatile space-filling designs	1
Reliability analysis for systems subject to dependent and competing failure processes with random failure thresholds	1
Step-stress tests for interval-censored data under gamma lifetime distribution	1
Using a baseline with the probability of agreement to compare distribution characteristics	1
Statistical engineering: Synergies with established engineering disciplines	1
Contextual anomaly detection for multivariate time series data	1
The past, present, and future of network monitoring: A panel discussion	1
An online approach for robust parameter design with incremental Gaussian process	1
Design of Multiple Deferred State Repetitive Group Sampling Plans for Life Tests based on Generalized Gamma Distribution	1
A note on selection of basis quantities for dimensional analysis	1
On assurance testing for repairable systems	1
A comparative study for parameter estimation of the Weibull distribution in a small sample size: An application to spring fatigue failure data	1
Guest editorial	1
An exponentially weighted moving average control chart based on signed ranks for finite horizon processes	1
The decay of Six Sigma and the rise of Quality 4.0 in manufacturing innovation	1
Toward a concept of digital twin for monitoring assembly and disassembly processes	1
Statistical engineering – Part 1: Past and present	1
Broader impacts of network monitoring: Its role in government, industry, technology, and beyond	1
Response surfaces, blocking, and split plots: A predictive distribution case study	1
Reliability-based optimization of imperfect preventive maintenance with Bayesian estimation	1
Assurance of electronic parts for aerospace system reliability: Past, present, and future	1
A neural network-based control chart for monitoring and interpreting autocorrelated multivariate processes using layer-wise relevance propagation	1
A Bayesian ARMA-GARCH EWMA monitoring scheme for long run: A case study on monitoring the USD/ZAR exchange rate	1
Data quality and statistics: Perfect together?	1
Discussion on “Experiences with big data: Accounts from a data scientist’s perspective”	1
Statistical engineering – Part 2: Future	1
Utilizing jackknife and bootstrap to understand tensile stress to failure of an epoxy resin	1
Objective Bayesian analysis of Weibull mixture cure model	1
Optimizing the quality control of multivariate processes under an improved Mahalanobis–Taguchi system	1
A new approach to risk assessment in failure mode and effect analysis based on engineering textual data	1
A new multivariate control chart based on the isolation forest algorithm	1
Discussion of “A novel approach to the analysis of spatial and functional data over complex domains”	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
A case study: Comparing testers for means and variances in a balanced incomplete block design	1
On reading Youden: Learning about the practice of statistics and applied statistical research from a master applied statistician	1