Statement of Removal

Abstract

The 5^th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Advanced Reliability and Maintenance Modeling (APARM 2012) was held in Nanjing, China, from November 1–3, 2012. The aim of the past APARM editions was to provide a forum for scholars in the research community, mainly, from the Asia-Pacific countries, to share the latest research results on reliability, maintainability and safety. The event in the year 2012 was the first APARM, held in the mainland of China, and was hosted by School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Technology (NUT). Our special thanks go to not only NUT as a financial sponsor, but also the other technical supporters. We also would like to thank the organizing committee members of APARM 2012. Without their efforts, APARM 2012 could not be successful.