XLI
List of Abbreviations
A
ABC
ACK
ADDT
ADI
ADT
AF
AGP
ALM
ALT
AMA
ANN
ANOVA
AP
APC
AQL
AQM
AR
ARI
ARL
ARMA
ARMDT
ARRSES
ART
ASN
ASQ
ATI
AUC
AW
approximated bootstrap confidence
acknowledgment
accelerated destructive degradation tests
average inter-demand interval
accelerated degradation test
acceleration factor
arithmetico-geometric process
accelerated life model
accelerated life testing
arithmetic moving-average
artificial neural networks
analysis of variations
arithmetic process
automatic process control
acceptable quality level
active queue management
autoregressive process
adjusted Rand index
average run length
autoregressive and moving average
accelerated repeated measures degradation
tests
adaptive response rate single-exponential
smoothing
accelerated reliability
average sample number
American Society for Quality
average total inspection
area under the receiver operating
characteristics curve
additive Winter
B
BIB
BIR
BLAST
BLUP
BM
BVE
burn-in board
built-in reliability
Berkeley lazy abstraction software
verification tool
best linear unbiased predictor
binomial model
bivariate exponential
C
CART
CBFQ
CBQ
CCD
CDF
classification and regression tree
credit-based fair queueing
class-based queues
central composite design
cumulative distribution function
CE
CF
CFE
CFF
CHAID
CID
CIM
CLT
CM
CML
CMW
CNM
COPQ
COT
cPLP
CRC
CRUISE
CS-CQ
CS-ID
CSALT
CSS
CTQ
CUSUM
CV
CV
CVP
CX
Cdf
Cuscore
Cusum
classification error
characteristic function
Cauchy functional equation
call for fire
chi-square automatic interaction detection
collision-induced dissociation
cluster-image map
central limit theorem
corrective maintenance
canonical maximum likelihood
combination warranty
customer needs mapping
cost of poor quality
cumulative sum of T
capacitated plant location problem
cumulative results criterion
classification rule with unbiased interaction
selection and estimation
cycle stealing with central queue
cycle stealing with immediate dispatch
constant-stress accelerated life test
conditional single-sampling
critical-to-quality
cumulative sum
coefficient of variance
cross-validation
critical value pruning
cycle crossover
cumulative distribution function
cumulative score
cumulative sum
D
DBI
DBSCAN
DCCDI
DES
df
DFM
DFR
DFR
DFSS
DFY
DLBI
DLBT
DM
DMADV
DMAIC
dynamic burn-in
Density-based clustering
define, customer concept, design,
and implement
double-exponential smoothing
degrees of freedom
design for manufacturability
decreasing failure rate
design for reliability
design for Six Sigma
design for yield
die-level burn-in
die-level burn-in and testing
Data mining
define, measure, analyze, design and verify
define, measure, analyze, improve, and
control
XLII
List of Abbreviations
DMAICT
DOE
DP
DP
DPMO
DQ
DQLT
DRD
DRR
DSSP
DUT
DWC
DoD
define, measure, analyze, improve, control
and technology transfer
design of experiments
dynamic programming
design parameters
defects per million opportunities
dual-queue
dual queue length threshold
dynamic robust design
deficit round-robin
dependent stage sampling plan
device under test
discounted warranty cost
Department of Defense
E
EBD
EBP
EDWC
EF
EM
EOQ
EOS
EQL
ES
ESC
ESD
ETC
EWC
EWMA
EWMAST
equivalent business days
error-based pruning
expected discounted warranty cost
estimating function
expectation maximization
economic order quantity
electrical-over-stress
expected quality loss
exponential smoothing
expected scrap cost
electrostatic discharge
expected total cost
expected warranty cost
exponentially weighted moving average
exponentially weighted moving average
chart for stationary processes
F
FCFS
FDR
FIR
FMEA
FR
FR
FRPW
FRW
FSI
FSW
FTP
FWER
first-come first-served
false discovery rate
fast initial response
failure modes and effects analysis
failure rate
functional requirements
free repair warranty
free replacement warranty
fixed sampling interval
full-service warranty
file transfer protocol
family-wise error rate
G
GA
GAB
GAM
GAOT
GEE
genetic algorithms
generator armature bars
generalized additive model
genetic algorithm optimization toolbox
generalized estimating equation
GERT
GLM
GLM
GLMM
GLRT
GP
GUIDE
graphical evaluation and review technique
general linear model
generalized linear model
generalized linear mixed model
generalized likelihood ratio test
geometric process
generalized, unbiased interaction detection
and estimation
H
HALT
HCF
HDL
HEM
HEM
HLA/RTI
HPP
HR
HTTP
highly accelerated life tests
highest class first
high-density lipoprotein
heterogeneous error model
hybrid evolutionary method
high level architecture/runtime
infrastructure
homogeneous Poisson process
human resource
hypertext transfer protocol
I
IC
ICOV
IDOV
IETF
IFM
IFR
i.i.d.
iid
IM
IT
inspection cost
identify, characterize, optimize, verify
identify, design, optimize, validate
internet engineering task force
inference functions for margins
increasing failure rate
of independent and identically distributed
independent identically distributed
improvement maintenance
information technology
K
KDD
KGD
KNN
knowledge discovery in databases
known good dies
k-nearest neighbors
L
LAC
LCEM
LCF
LCL
LDA
LED
LIFO
LLF
LLP
LMP
LOC
LOF
LPE
lack of anticipation condition
linear cumulative exposure model
lowest class first
lower control limits
linear discriminant analysis
light emitting device
last-in first-out
least loaded first
log-linear process
lack-of-memory property
lines of code
lack-of-fit
local pooled error
List of Abbreviations
LQL
LR
LSL
LTI
LTP
limiting quality level
logistic regression
lower specification limit
low-turnaround-index
linear transportation problem
NN
NPC
NTB
NUD
nearest neighbor
nutritional prevention of cancer
nominal-the-best case
new, unique, and difficult
O
M
MAD
MAD
MAPE
MARS
MART
MC/DC
MCF
MCMB
MCNR
MCS
MCUSUM
MDMSP
MDS
MEP
MEWMA
MGF
MILP
ML
MLDT
MLE
MME
MMSE
MOLAP
MPDQ
MPP
MPP
MRL
MS
MSA
MSE
MST
MTBF
MTBR
MTEF
mTP
MTS
MTTF
MTTR
MVN
MW
MiPP
mean absolute deviation
median absolute deviation
mean absolute percentage error
multivariate adaptive regression splines
multiple additive regression tree
modified condition/decision coverage
minimum-cost-flow problem
Markov chain marginal bootstrap
Monte Carlo Newton–Raphson
Monte Carlo simulation
multivariate cumulative sum
multidimensional mixed sampling plans
multiple dependent (deferred) state
minimum error pruning
multivariate exponentially weighted moving
average
moment generating function
mixed integer linear programming model
maximum-likelihood
mean logistic delay time
maximum likelihood estimation
method of moment estimates
minimum mean squared error
multidimensional OLAP
multiple-priority dual queues
marked point process
multistage process planning
mean residual life
mass spectrometry
measurement system analysis
mean square errors
minimum spanning tree
mean time before failure
mean time between replacement
marginal testing effort function
multiobjective transportation problem
Mahalanobis–Taguchi system
mean time to failure
mean time to repair
multivariate normal
multiplicative Winter
misclassification penalized posterior
N
NBM
NHPP
NLP
nonoverlapping batch means
nonhomogeneous Poisson process
nonlinear programming
OBM
OC
OLAP
OX
overlapping batch means
operating characteristic
online analytical processing
order crossover
P
PAR
PCB
PDF
pdf
PEP
pFDR
PH
PID
PLBI
PM
PMC
PMX
POF
PQL
PRM
PRW
PV
phased array radar
printed circuit board
probability density function
probability density function
pessimistic error pruning
proposed positive FDR
proportional hazards
proportional-integral-derivative
package-level burn-in
preventive maintenance
probabilistic model-based clustering
partial-mapped crossover
physics-of-failure
penalized quasi-likelihood
probabilistic rational model
pro-rata warranty
process variable
Q
QCQP
QDA
QFD
QML
QSS
QUEST
QoS
quadratically constrained quadratic
programming
quadratic discriminant analysis
quality function deployment
qualified manufacturing line
quick-switching sampling
quick, unbiased and efficient
statistical tree
quality of service
R
RBF
RCL
RCLW
RD
RED
REP
RF
RGS
RIO
RNLW
radial basis function
rate conservation law
repair-cost-limit warranty
Robust design
random early-detection queue
reduced error pruning
random forest
repetitive group sampling
RED in/out
repair-number-limit warranty
XLIII
XLIV
List of Abbreviations
RP
RPC
RPN
RPN
RSM
RSM
RSM
RTLW
RV
renewal process
remote procedure call
priority number
risk priority number
response surface method
response surface methodology
response surface models
repair-time-limit warranty
random variable
SVM
SoS
T
TAAF
TAES
TCP
TCP/IP
S
SA
SAFT
SAM
SAR
SBI
SCC
SCFQ
SCM
s.d.
SDLC
SDP
SE
SEM
SES
SEV
SF
SIMEX
SIPOC
SIRO
SMD
SMT
SNR
SOAP
SOF
SOM
SOM
SPC
SQL
SRGM
SRM
SSBB
SSE
SSM
STS
simulated annealing
scale-accelerated failure-time
significance analysis of microarray
split and recombine
steady-state or static burn-in
special-cause charts
as self-clocked fair queueing
supply-chain management
standard deviation
software development life cycle
semidefinite program
standard errors
structural equation models
single-exponential smoothing
standard smallest extreme value
survival function
simulation extrapolation
suppliers, inputs, process, outputs
and customer
service in random order
surface-mount devices
surface-mount technology
signal-to-noise ratios
simple object access protocol
special operations forces
self-organizing maps
self-organizing (feature) map
statistical process control
structured query language
software reliability growth models
seasonal regression model
Six Sigma black belts
sum of squared errors
surface-to-surface missile
standardized time series
support vector machine
system of systems
TDBI
TDF
TQM
TS
TSP
test, analyse and fix
forecasting time series data that have
a linear trend
transmission control protocol
transmission control protocol/internet
protocol
test during burn-in
temperature differential factor
total quality management
tracking signal
traveling-salesman problem
U
UBM
UCL
UML
USL
unified batch mean
upper control limits
unified modeling language
upper specification limit
V
VOC
VSI
VaR
voice of customer
variable sampling intervals
value at risk
W
WBM
WLBI
WLBT
WLR
WPP
WRED
WRR
WSDL
weighted batch mean
wafer-level burn-in
wafer-level burn-in and testing
wafer-level reliability
Weibull probability plot
weighted RED
weighted round-robin
web services description language
X
XML
extensible markup language
Y
Y2K
year 2000