ECONOMIC DESIGN OF HIGH-STRESS FIRST BURN-IN PROCESSES

Authors
LU WL HUI YV
Citation
Wl. Lu et Yv. Hui, ECONOMIC DESIGN OF HIGH-STRESS FIRST BURN-IN PROCESSES, International Journal of Production Research, 36(1), 1998, pp. 181-196
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering,"Operatione Research & Management Science
Journal title
International Journal of Production Research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00207543
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
181 - 196
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7543(1998)36:1<181:EDOHFB>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Burn-in is a widely used engineering method to screen out defects befo re the product is shipped to the customer. We investigate the two-stag e burn-in procedure as a means of improving the outgoing product quali ty. The first stage involves a high stress level burn-in to screen out material defects, and the second stage involves a low stress level bu rn-in to detect manufacturing defects. Repairable and nonrepairable sy stem burn-ins are discussed. A cost model is formulated to derive the optimal burn-in plan.