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Quality control and maintenance are areas where fuzzy sets have been applied very intensively. Various industrial solutions using fuzzy approaches emphasize their benefits in the respective fields. This chapter gives an overview of fuzzy set applications in quality control and maintenance.

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Strackeljan, J., Weber, R. (1999). Quality Control and Maintenance. In: Zimmermann, HJ. (eds) Practical Applications of Fuzzy Technologies. The Handbooks of Fuzzy Sets Series, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4601-6_4

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