numerous types of development projects, Adams reported similar numbers, where only about one-fourth of all projects entering development become a market success (2004). Datta and Mukerjee (2001) stated that “successful project completion depends to a great extent on the early identifi cation of immediate risks.” Jiang et al. (2002), using factor analysis, confi rmed their hypothesis that risks ...

One of possible ways to achieve a very high level of confidence in a system is to develop its adequate model and then to analyse the properties of this model. The paper presents how object oriented modelling extended with formal specifications is used to support FMEA of software intensive systems. The paper refers to the case study of a computerised railway signalling system.

Fully autonomous vehicles promise enormous gains in safety, efficiency, and economy for transportation. However, before such gains can be realized, a plethora of safety and reliability concerns must be addressed. In previous work, we have introduced a system for managing autonomous vehicles at intersections that is capable of handling more vehicles and causing fewer delays than modern-day mecha...

Project management has been consolidated into organizations due to its high added value, allowing that project results are delivered on time, budget, scope and quality. This is specially important for ICT projects, for which innovation is usually present. For such, the correct resource allocation, and effective management require application of project management techniques and tools. In this s...

Wind turbine failure and downtime can often compromise the profitability of a wind farm due to their high impact on the operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. Early detection of failures can facilitate the changeover from corrective maintenance towards a predictive approach. This paper presents a cost-e↵ective methodology to combine various alarm analysis techniques, using data from the Supervi...

The paper presents work in progress aiming at extending Failure-modes-and-effects Analysis (FMEA) to include embedded software. It is based on the insight that requirements on Software FMEA in this context are only dependent on the required functionality of the physical system, which, in particular, allows the consideration of a finite set of qualitatively characterized software failures.

This paper proposes an integrated approach to identify, evaluate, and improve the potential failures in a service setting. This integrated approach combines FCS-FMEA, GRA and profitability theory for better prioritization of the service failures by considering cost as an important issue and using the profitability theory in a way that the corrective actions costs are taken into account. Conside...

Records of five inbred lines at the Livestock and Range Research Laboratory were used to evaluate effects of inbreeding and heterozygosity on preweaning traits. Members of each line were descendants of a single founder Hereford bull. A total of 8,065 records of birth weight and 7,380 records of preweaning daily gain and weaning weight were analyzed by derivative-free REML using a model that inc...

I. Introduction The reasons for improving the analog and mixed-signal test program set design and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) process are well documented [1-7]. For instance, identification of chronic production faults, improved safety and reliability through the analysis of difficult to test failure modes, investigation of circuit failure mechanisms, and excessive part stress could al...

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) has been proven to be an effective methodology to improve system design reliability. However, the standard approach reveals some weaknesses when applied to wind turbine systems. The conventional criticality assessment method has been criticized as having many limitations such as the weighting of severity and detection factors. In this paper, we aim to ov...