J. Bert Keats

2.9k citations

49 papers · 2.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty top 0.1%
Statistics and Probability top 0.5%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality top 1%
Management Science and Operations Research top 2%
Control and Systems Engineering top 5%

Co-authors: Douglas C. Montgomery George C. Runger Fu‐Kwun Wang W. J. Zimmer Sharad S. Prabhu Eric R. Ziegel Connie M. Borror Enrique Del Castillo
Topics: Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring (27 papers)Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (15 papers)Reliability and Maintenance Optimization (9 papers)
Cited by: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty Statistics and Probability Medical Laboratory Technology
Journals: Journal of the American Statistical Association Technometrics Operations Research
Partner nations: United States Taiwan Italy

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J. Bert Keats

46 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparison of Parameter Estimation for Weibull Distribution 2003 ·Fu‐Kwun Wang,J. Bert Keats,(unknown)	2
2	Transient behavior of time‐between‐failures of complex repairable systems 2002 ·Quality and Reliability Engineering International ·J. Bert Keats,(unknown)	2
3	Bayesian burn-in procedures for limited failure populations 2002 ·International Journal of Production Research ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	10
4	A comparison of three estimators of the Weibull parameters 2001 ·Quality and Reliability Engineering International ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats,W. J. Zimmer	14
5	On misinterpretation of the asymptotic property of system time‐between‐failures 2001 ·Quality and Reliability Engineering International ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	2
6	A study of the effects of mis-specification of the Weibull shape parameter on confidence bounds based on the Weibull-to-exponential transformation 2000 ·Quality and Reliability Engineering International ·J. Bert Keats,(unknown),(unknown)	9
7	EVALUATING COMPLEX SYSTEM RELIABILITY USING RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM SIMULATION WHEN LITTLE OR NO FAILURE DATA ARE AVAILABLE 2000 ·Quality Engineering ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	5
8	Integrating statistical process monitoring with feedforward control 2000 ·Quality and Reliability Engineering International ·Douglas C. Montgomery,J. Bert Keats,(unknown),(unknown)	11
9	Improving the performance of the multivariate exponentially weighted moving average control chart 1999 ·Quality and Reliability Engineering International ·George C. Runger,J. Bert Keats,Douglas C. Montgomery,(unknown)	20
10	COST OF SOFTWARE QUALITY: A MEANS OF PROMOTING SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT 1998 ·Quality Engineering ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	22
11	Combining SPC and EPC in a Hybrid Industry 1998 ·Journal of Quality Technology ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	29
12	POISSON CUSLTM VERSUS c CHART FOR DEFECT DATA 1997 ·Quality Engineering ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats,James Stanley	38
13	A rule-based approach to multiple statistical test analysis of binary data 1996 ·IIE Transactions ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	1
14	FEEDBACK CONTROL AND STATISTICAL PROCESS MONITORING 1996 ·International Journal of Reliability Quality and Safety Engineering ·J. Bert Keats,Douglas C. Montgomery,George C. Runger,(unknown)	5
15	Trade-off analysis versus constrained optimization with an economic control chart model 1995 ·IIE Transactions ·James Simpson,J. Bert Keats	6
16	THE USE OF FMEA IN PROCESS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 1995 ·International Journal of Reliability Quality and Safety Engineering ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	2
17	X¯ chart with adaptive sample sizes 1993 ·International Journal of Production Research ·Sharad S. Prabhu,George C. Runger,J. Bert Keats	194
18	Bayesian Inference for Feedback Control. II: Surface Irrigation Example 1992 ·Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering ·A. J. Clemmens,J. Bert Keats	9
19	Bayesian Inference for Feedback Control. I: Theory 1992 ·Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering ·(unknown),J. Bert Keats	6
20	Quality Planning and Analysis 1981 ·Journal of Quality Technology ·J. Bert Keats	349

About J. Bert Keats

J. Bert Keats is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Medical Laboratory Technology and Statistics and Probability, having authored 49 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring (27 papers), Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (15 papers) and Reliability and Maintenance Optimization (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (1.3k citations), Statistics and Probability (814 citations) and Medical Laboratory Technology (129 citations). J. Bert Keats has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Douglas C. Montgomery, George C. Runger, Fu‐Kwun Wang, W. J. Zimmer, Sharad S. Prabhu, Eric R. Ziegel, Connie M. Borror, Enrique Del Castillo, Elart von Collani and Kenneth E. Case. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Technometrics and Operations Research.

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