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The accuracy of intermittent demand estimates. (2005)
Journal Article
Syntetos, A., & Boylan, J. (2005). The accuracy of intermittent demand estimates. International Journal of Forecasting, 21(2), 303-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2004.10.001

Intermittent demand appears sporadically, with some time periods showing no demand at all. In this paper, four forecasting methods, Simple Moving Average (SMA, 13 periods), Single Exponential Smoothing (SES), Croston's method, and a new method (based... Read More about The accuracy of intermittent demand estimates..

A Model to Predict the Residual Life of Aircraft Engines Based upon Oil Analysis Data. (2005)
Journal Article
Wang, W., & Zhang, W. (2005). A Model to Predict the Residual Life of Aircraft Engines Based upon Oil Analysis Data. Naval Research Logistics, 52(3), 276-284. https://doi.org/10.1002/nav.20072

This paper reports on a study using the available oil monitoring information, such as the data obtained using the Spectrometric Oil Analysis Programme (SOAP), to predict the residual life of a set of aircraft engines. The relationship between oil mon... Read More about A Model to Predict the Residual Life of Aircraft Engines Based upon Oil Analysis Data..

Identifying the barriers affecting quality in maintenance within Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector) (2005)
Thesis
Mohamed, O. Identifying the barriers affecting quality in maintenance within Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector). (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

This research is concerned with understanding a quality management system and its interaction with maintenance management activities within the organisation. The interaction between maintenance and quality, can lead to their integration with produ... Read More about Identifying the barriers affecting quality in maintenance within Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector).

Identifying the barriers affecting quality in maintenance within Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector) (2005)
Thesis
Mohamed, O. Identifying the barriers affecting quality in maintenance within Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector). (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

This research is concerned with understanding a quality management system and its interaction with maintenance management activities within the organisation. The interaction between maintenance and quality, can lead to their integration with produ... Read More about Identifying the barriers affecting quality in maintenance within Libyan manufacturing organisations (public sector).

The impact of information technology on customer service in the Jordanian banking sector (2005)
Thesis
Al Khattab, S. The impact of information technology on customer service in the Jordanian banking sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

During the last two decades the bank marketing literature has been characterised by a concern for service quality and information technology (IT) within the industry. IT and customer service are relatively new `strategic weapons' for banks, both be... Read More about The impact of information technology on customer service in the Jordanian banking sector.