Distribution system interruption data and IEEE performance indices can provide valuable insights into the tradeoffs involved with reliability improvement measures. Standard 1366 was issued in 1998 and ...

Data based on qualitative judgments are prevalent in both academic research in marketing and applied marketing research. Reliability measurement of qualitative data is important to determine the ...

Scientists working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have taken many of the lessons learned during their exhaustive analysis of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans flood defenses and ...

The guidance, combined with a recent PCAOB policy statement, applies to requirements becoming effective later this year.

According to the inaugural J.D. Power U.S. Appliance Reliability & Service Study, SM released today, these smart technologies, which make use of built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities to connect ...

Bigger . . . faster . . . stronger. It's not only an adage pushing athletes in professional sports. These same attributes are driving electronic flip chip ball grid array (FCBGA) packages (see figure ...

CP&L achieved significant improvement in the reliability of its system of transmission and distribution of electricity during 2001, resulting in fewer power outages and a shorter average duration of ...