INTRODUCTION In any complex human system, human error is inevitable and shows that can't be eliminated by blaming wrong doers. So with the aim of improving Intensive Care Units (ICU) reliability in hospitals, this research tries to identify and analyze ICU's process failure modes at the point of systematic approach to errors. METHODS In this descriptive research, data was gathered qualitative...

Emerging in the past few decades, Industry 4.0 has wide effects over production lines with an increasing number of novel applications. These applications implement more than one tools 4.0. include but are not limited to internet things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual machine communication (M2M), smart robot applications, etc. The aim these e...

This paper first enlists the generic problems of alloy wheel machining and subsequently details on the process improvement of the identified critical-to-quality machining characteristic of A356 aluminum alloy wheel machining process. The causal factors are traced using the Ishikawa diagram and prioritization of corrective actions is done through process failure modes and effects analysis. Proce...

A key aspect of lean manufacturing practices is the implementation of an integrative total productive maintenance (TPM) system. Manufacturers and others implementing lean practices need to understand the importance of employee involvement and support of an integrative TPM approach. The paper summarizes key aspects in the literature associated with team based and union environment that support a...