Learning from Failures provides techniques to explore the root causes of why specific disasters occurred and how can we learn from those disasters. Throughout this book the following important questions are answered: How do we learn from failures and why do we need to learn from failures? Case studies featured include The Titanic, The BP Texas City Incident, The Chernobyl Disaster, The NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia Accident, The Bhopal Disaster, and The Concorde Accident. This title is ideal for teaching as it utilizes the author's extensive teaching and practical experience, plus also delivers; - A list of learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter - Detailed derivations and many solved examples for modelling and decision analysis chapters - Cases for learning from failures chapters This book discusses the value in applying different models as mental maps to analyze disasters. The analysis of these case studies helps to demonstrate how subjectivity that relies on opinions of experts can be turned into modeling approaches that can ensure repeatability and consistency of results. Labib's book is also useful for industry professionals who wish to avoid repeating mistakes that were made with devastating consequences. Understand the root cause of disasters and take preventative measures Link the theory with practice in regard to risk, safety and reliability analyses Use analytical techniques originated from reliability analysis of equipment failures, multiple criteria decision making, and artificial intelligence domains INDICE: 1: Introduction to the concept of Learning from Failures 2: Introduction to Failure Analysis Techniques in Reliability Modeling. 3: Introduction to the Analytic Hierarchy Process. 4: The Titanic - The Unsinkable ship that sank. 5: The BP Texas City Incident. 6: The Chernobyl Disaster. 7: The NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia Accident. 8: The Bhopal Disaster. 9: The Concorde Accident. 10: Generic Lessons of Learning from of Failures 11: Other models/Methods of learning from failures. 12: Research Directions.
- ISBN: 978-0-12-416727-8
- Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 450
- Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés