National Electrical Manufacturing Association (NEMA), 358
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 526
National Technical Information Center, 147
Negative confirmation, in customer satisfaction, 49
Negative feedback, 31, 35
NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturing Association), 358
Net present value (NPV) method, 611, 709
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), 526
Noise factors, 393, 411, 721
Nominal group process, 114, 132 “134
Non-constraints, theory of, 463 “464
Noncontrollable costs, 703
Noncurrent liabilities, 667
Nondestructive testing, 530
Non-disclosure agreements, 17
Nonlinear dynamic analysis, 177
Nonlinear static analysis, 177
Nonprofit organizations, 668
Nonrecurring expenses, 669
Non-statistical controls, 274
Normal density-like function, 647
Normal distribution, 320
in fixed-sample tests, 320
in sequential tests, 323
Normalizing constant, 308
Normal modes analysis, 177
Not invented here syndrome, 110
NPV (net present value) method, 611, 709
NTB (nominal-the-best), 413 “415
in loss function, 399
signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio for, 404 “405, 431, 439 “441
Numerical evaluation. see paired comparisons