Integrating development processes policies and reliability predictions from the beginning of
the product development lifecycle to ensure high levels of product performance and safety this
book helps companies overcome the challenges posed by increasingly complex systems in today¿s
competitive marketplace. Examining both research on and practical aspects of product quality
and reliability management with an emphasis on applications the book features contributions
written by active researchers and or experienced practitioners in the field so as to
effectively bridge the gap between theory and practice and address new research challenges in
reliability and quality management in practice. Postgraduates researchers and practitioners in
the areas of reliability engineering and management amongst others will find the book to
offer a state-of-the-art survey of quality and reliability management and practices.
