W. L. Pearn

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
211 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

W. L. Pearn is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Management Science and Operations Research and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. L. Pearn has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 96 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 59 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. L. Pearn's work include Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring (152 papers), Optimal Experimental Design Methods (77 papers) and Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (71 papers). W. L. Pearn is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring (152 papers), Optimal Experimental Design Methods (77 papers) and Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (71 papers). W. L. Pearn collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Japan. W. L. Pearn's co-authors include Samuel Kotz, Chien‐Wei Wu, Kuen‐Suan Chen, Norman L. Johnson, Amy H.I. Lee, P. C. Lin, Ming‐Hung Shu, Gu-Hong Lin, Chia‐Huang Wu and Kuo-Hsiung Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Expert Systems with Applications and Energy Conversion and Management.

In The Last Decade

W. L. Pearn

209 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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Distributional and Inferential Properties of Process Capability Indices

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. L. Pearn Taiwan	37	3.6k	2.0k	1.7k	1.3k	759	211	5.2k
Fu‐Kwun Wang Taiwan	34	1.3k 0.4×	847 0.4×	872 0.5×	958 0.7×	591 0.8×	173	4.0k
Loon Ching Tang Singapore	32	1.2k 0.3×	559 0.3×	596 0.4×	952 0.7×	229 0.3×	114	3.4k
Seyed Meysam Mousavi Iran	40	449 0.1×	3.3k 1.6×	837 0.5×	447 0.3×	469 0.6×	221	5.2k
Ming‐Hung Shu Taiwan	23	1.1k 0.3×	778 0.4×	372 0.2×	482 0.4×	211 0.3×	126	1.9k
Behnam Vahdani Iran	42	267 0.1×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	372 0.3×	628 0.8×	158	4.6k
Reza Baradaran Kazemzadeh Iran	20	681 0.2×	912 0.5×	257 0.2×	362 0.3×	172 0.2×	67	2.2k
J. Bert Keats United States	21	1.3k 0.4×	339 0.2×	214 0.1×	814 0.6×	218 0.3×	49	2.2k
Marcello Braglia Italy	33	608 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	76 0.1×	1.5k 1.9×	132	4.3k
Aris Syntetos United Kingdom	35	758 0.2×	2.5k 1.2×	383 0.2×	145 0.1×	1.9k 2.5×	109	4.0k
Masatoshi Sakawa Japan	40	205 0.1×	2.8k 1.4×	820 0.5×	1.6k 1.2×	333 0.4×	276	5.4k

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Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2016). A Bayesian approach for group supplier selections based on the popular process-capability-index C _pk . Quality Technology & Quantitative Management. 13(2). 109–123. 12 indexed citations

Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2016). An effective powerful test for one-sided supplier selection problem with multiple independent characteristics. Quality Technology & Quantitative Management. 13(2). 182–196. 8 indexed citations

Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2015). Assessing the actual Gamma process quality – a curve-fitting approach for modifying the non-normal flexible index. International Journal of Production Research. 53(15). 4720–4734. 8 indexed citations

Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2012). A Note on “Capability Assessment for Processes with Multiple Characteristics: A Generalization of the Popular Index C_pk”. Quality and Reliability Engineering International. 29(2). 159–163. 21 indexed citations

Shiau, Jyh‐Jen Horng, et al.. (2012). Yield‐Related Process Capability Indices for Processes of Multiple Quality Characteristics. Quality and Reliability Engineering International. 29(4). 487–507. 18 indexed citations

Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2009). Procedure of the convolution method for estimating production yield with sample size information. International Journal of Production Research. 48(5). 1245–1265. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2008). Bootstrap approach for supplier selection based on production yield. International Journal of Production Research. 46(18). 5211–5230. 26 indexed citations

Wu, Chien‐Wei, et al.. (2007). Accuracy Analysis of the Percentile Method for Estimating Non Normal Manufacturing Quality. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation. 36(3). 657–697. 14 indexed citations

Chang, Yung-Chia, W. L. Pearn, & Chien‐Wei Wu. (2007). On the Sampling Distributions of the Estimated Process Loss Indices with Asymmetric Tolerances. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation. 36(6). 1153–1170. 2 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2006). Tool replacement for production with a low fraction of defectives. International Journal of Production Research. 44(12). 2313–2326. 9 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L. & Chien‐Wei Wu. (2006). Variables sampling plans with PPM fraction of defectives and process loss consideration. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 57(4). 450–459. 70 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L. & Samuel Kotz. (2006). Encyclopedia and Handbook of Process Capability Indices. 101 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L. & Samuel Kotz. (2006). Encyclopedia And Handbook of Process Capability Indices: A Comprehensive Exposition of Quality Control Measures (Series on Quality, Reliability and Engineering Statistics). 24 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L. & Chien‐Wei Wu. (2005). AN EFFECTIVE MODERN APPROACH FOR MEASURING HIGH-TECH PRODUCT MANUFACTURING PROCESS QUALITY. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers. 22(2). 119–133. 5 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2005). The integrated circuit packaging scheduling problem (ICPSP): A case study. International journal of industrial engineering. 12(3). 296–307. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Chien‐Wei & W. L. Pearn. (2004). Capability Testing Based on C_pm with Multiple Samples. Quality and Reliability Engineering International. 21(1). 29–42. 30 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L., Yung-Chia Chang, & Chien‐Wei Wu. (2004). Quality-yield measure for production processes with very low fraction defective. International Journal of Production Research. 42(23). 4909–4925. 12 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L., Chien‐Wei Wu, & Hui-Chi Lin. (2004). Procedure for supplier selection based on C _pm applied to super twisted nematic liquid crystal display processes. International Journal of Production Research. 42(13). 2719–2734. 39 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L., et al.. (2002). On the distribution of the estimated process yield index S_pk. Quality and Reliability Engineering International. 18(2). 111–116. 77 indexed citations

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Pearn, W. L. & Samuel Kotz. (1994). APPLICATION OF CLEMENTS' METHOD FOR CALCULATING SECOND- AND THIRD-GENERATION PROCESS CAPABILITY INDICES FOR NON-NORMAL PEARSONIAN POPULATIONS. Quality Engineering. 7(1). 139–145. 73 indexed citations

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