Title :
A sigmoid process for modeling warranty repairs
Author :
Yang, Guangbin ; Zagha, Z. ; Kapadia, Jimmy
Author_Institution :
Ford Motor Co., Michigan, MI, USA
Keywords :
automotive engineering; failure analysis; maintenance engineering; maximum likelihood estimation; stochastic processes; S-shape; confidence interval; failure analysis; hypothesis test; likelihood ratio test; maximum likelihood method; mean cumulative function; mileage accumulation; nonhomogeneous Poisson process; nonparametric estimates; sigmoid process; warranty dropout process; warranty repair modeling; warranty repair rate; Automobile manufacture; Automotive engineering; Data engineering; Manufacturing; Maximum likelihood estimation; Parameter estimation; Testing; Time measurement; Vehicle safety; Warranties;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2005. Proceedings. Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8824-0
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2005.1408383