An Overview of System Safety Assessment
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter provides an introduction to the steps involved in creating dependable systems. This starts…
The Principles of Dependability
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter presents definitions and important multi-domain concepts involved in the design and operation of…
Fault Tree Analysis for Medical Applications
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter expands fault tree analysis (FTA) introduced in Chap. 2 to medical applications. The…
Byzantine Medical Problems: Decision Making with Misleading, Imperfect Information
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract Medical diagnosis and treatment decision making traditionally hinges on clinical judgment, available evidence from the…
Knowledge and Culture
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter presents the abstract philosophical principles behind the methods presented in prior chapters. The…
Machine Learning Methods with Applications to Diagnosis
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter extends probabilistic analytical methods introduced in Chap. 2. The principle of transformation of…
Toyota Production System
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter introduces the reader to lean manufacturing principles. The life and work of W….
Process Driven Methods in Diagnosis and Treatment
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter explores processes for establishing diagnosis and guiding treatment in a dependable manner. It…
Reliance Implementation Methods Applied to a Kaizen Project
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract Reliance industries limited (RIL) owns and operates the world’s largest Greenfield oil refinery complex in…
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
(1) Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Abstract This chapter extends the principles of failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) introduced in Chap….
