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Fuzzy Quality Evaluation and Analysis Model for Improving the Quality of Unleaded Gasoline to Reduce Air Pollution

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  • Chun-Ming Yang

    (School of Economics and Management, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China)

  • Tsun-Hung Huang

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan)

  • Kuen-Suan Chen

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan
    Department of Business Administration, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung 41349, Taiwan
    Department of Business Administration, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan)

  • Chi-Han Chen

    (Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 500207, Taiwan)

  • Shiyao Li

    (School of Economics and Management, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
    School of Management and Economics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 68, Wenchang Road, Yieryi Street, Kunming 650093, China)

Abstract

It is important to estimate the sample data when inspecting the quality of products. Therefore, sampling error and uncertainty in the measurement are inevitable, which may lead to misjudgment in product performance evaluation. Since the important quality characteristics of gasoline belong to one-sided specifications, a one-sided specification capability index was proposed to evaluate whether the process capabilities of various quality characteristics of gasoline reach the required quality levels. The 100(1− α )% upper confidence limits of the index were obtained to ensure low producer’s risk and reduce sampling errors. To deal with fuzzy data and limited sample sizes, a fuzzy testing model based on the 100(1− α )% upper confidence limits of the index was developed. A practice example of 95 unleaded gasoline was used to illustrate the effectiveness and usefulness of the proposed method. The result shows that two quality characteristics—Reid vapor pressure and oxygen content—of the nine quality characteristics of the 95 unleaded gasoline should be considered for improvements. This study provided an evaluation procedure to facilitate quality managers to take the opportunity to improve product quality, promoting the improvement of air quality, and the sustainability of industrial processes or products.

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  • Chun-Ming Yang & Tsun-Hung Huang & Kuen-Suan Chen & Chi-Han Chen & Shiyao Li, 2022. "Fuzzy Quality Evaluation and Analysis Model for Improving the Quality of Unleaded Gasoline to Reduce Air Pollution," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(15), pages 1-13, August.
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