BOOK REVIEWS COMPLETED IN 2006

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Publishers:   John Wiley & Sons, Inc.   Authors:   Way Kuo and Ming J. Zuo   Title:   Optimal Reliability Modeling: Principles and Applications   Year of Publication:   2003   Pages:   544   ISBN:   047139761X   Reviewer:   Krishna B. Misra           Status:   Review complete           Review:   This book is a welcome addition to several well-written books on the subject of system reliability, evaluation, and optimization during the past four decades. It comes to us from authors who have extensively.... (This review has been  published in the IJPE Vol. 2, No. 4, October 2006 issue) (click here to read the detailed review)

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Publishers:   World Scientific, Singapore   Author:   B. S. Dhillon   Title:   Creativity for Engineers   Year of Publication:   2006   Pages:   181   ISBN:   9812565299   Reviewer:   Krishna B. Misra           Status:   Review complete           Review:   There are not many books available on the subject of creativity, specifically for engineers and this excellent and compact book comes from an author who has written several books with many reputed publishers in the area of engineering management, design, ......(This review has been published in the IJPE Vol. 2, No. 4, October 2006 issue) (click here to read the detailed review)

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Publishers:   Springer Verlag   Authors:   Toshio Nakagawa   Title:   Maintenance Theory of Reliability   Year of Publication:   2005   Pages:   269   ISBN:   185233939X   Reviewer:   Krishna B. Misra           Status:   Review complete           Review:   Maintenance is likely to become the most importance aspect of system performance in 21st century. The book by Prof. Nakagawa, who rightly claims this book as the summary of his research over three decades, therefore becomes a timely and important contribution to the literature on maintenance engineering.  The book is written at a relatively advanced level and as such........(This review has been published in the IJPE Vol. 2, No. 4, October 2006 issue) (click here to read the detailed review)