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Wal-Mart Corp., 117

Warehouse operations, 153 “154, 157

Warranties, 289

costs of, 101, 294, 297

data, 279

as external failure cost, 491

as measure in TOC (theory of constraints), 462

periods, 289

reducing, 74

Wealth of Nations (book), 661 “662

Wear out period, 294

Weather, 289

Web sites, 13, 111 “112

Weibull distribution, 640 “643

in fixed-sample tests, 320

in plotting and analyzing failure data, 323 “333

in sequential tests, 323

three-parameter, 643

using, 334 “335

Weibull failure distribution, 642 “643

Weibull hazard rate function, 643

Weibull probability density function, 640

Weibull reliability function, 642

Weibull scale parameter, 307

Weibull shape parameter, 307

Weight, 527

Weighted average method, 684

Weightings, 474 “475, 477

Welding point indicators, 218

Westinghouse Electric Co., 203

Where to Find Business Information (book), 145

Willful mistakes, 211

Work

breakdown structure, 604

defining in projects, 604

improving efficiency in, 199 “200

stoppage of, 278

Working capital, 661

and cash flow, 702

format, 666

net changes in, 670

Working standards, 525

Work place, 200, 210

Writing, earliest evidence of, 672