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Application of Sequential Testing to Motor Vehicle Emission Certification

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  • George Miller

    (Vector Research, Inc., P.O. Box 1506, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106)

  • Robert L. Farrell

    (Vector Research, Inc., P.O. Box 1506, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106)

  • Stephen M. Pollock

    (Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104)

Abstract

A new structure for economically-based sequential inspection plans is developed for use in motor vehicle emission testing. The structure allows for multiple attributes, multiple sources of randomness, misclassification of inspected items, and adjustment of cost parameters to produce desirable classical properties. Specific sequential plans are developed for the Environmental Protection Agency's motor vehicle certification program and are applied retrospectively to vehicles tested in the past. The use of such plans in the past could have saved resources while resulting in no significant degradation in performance. Both the structure and computational methods used have potential application to other sampling inspection problems.

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  • George Miller & Robert L. Farrell & Stephen M. Pollock, 1985. "Application of Sequential Testing to Motor Vehicle Emission Certification," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 31(3), pages 249-263, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:31:y:1985:i:3:p:249-263
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.31.3.249
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