M. Rezaul Karim

Seed is the fundamental input of agricultural crop production. The effective performance of seed affects the minimum use of other costly inputs like fertilizers, irrigation and pesticides. Good seed alone can increase the crop production about 20 percent or even more. Generally, farmers of Bangladesh produce seed in traditional system by saving a small portion of their crops at the corner of the field and rest of the crop is harvested for consumption or selling purposes. After harvesting the seed crop, proper processing and preservation techniques are not followed. As a result, most of the farmers of our country produce low quality seed and use this seed in the next season for crop cultivation. The governments of Bangladesh declared its national seed policy wherein provisions were made to involve private sector in production and distribution of quality seed to the farmers. As a result, private organizations like RDRS Bangladesh are engaged in quality seed production and marketing as an important tool of Agri-business. This book is based on the MS (Master of Science) work of the first author regarding farmers perception of seed quality and marketing system.

Warranty Data Collection and Analysis deals with warranty data collection and analysis and the problems associated with these activities. The book is a both a research monograph and a handbook for practitioners. As a research monograph, it unifies the literature on warranty data collection and analysis, and presents the important results in an integrated manner. In the process, it highlights topics that require further research. As a handbook, it provides the essential methodology needed by practitioners involved with warranty data collection and analysis, along with extensive references to further results. Models and techniques needed for proper and effective analysis of data are included, together with guidelines for their use in warranty management, product improvement, and new product development. Warranty Data Collection and Analysis will be of interest to researchers (engineers and statisticians) and practitioners (engineers, applied statisticians, and managers) involved with product warranty and reliability. It is also suitable for use as a reference text for graduate-level reliability programs in engineering, applied statistics, operations research, and management.

Warranty Data Collection and Analysis deals with warranty data collection and analysis and the problems associated with these activities. The book is a both a research monograph and a handbook for practitioners. As a research monograph, it unifies the literature on warranty data collection and analysis, and presents the important results in an integrated manner. In the process, it highlights topics that require further research. As a handbook, it provides the essential methodology needed by practitioners involved with warranty data collection and analysis, along with extensive references to further results. Models and techniques needed for proper and effective analysis of data are included, together with guidelines for their use in warranty management, product improvement, and new product development. Warranty Data Collection and Analysis will be of interest to researchers (engineers and statisticians) and practitioners (engineers, applied statisticians, and managers) involved with product warranty and reliability. It is also suitable for use as a reference text for graduate-level reliability programs in engineering, applied statistics, operations research, and management.