Optimal reliability choice in product design

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 281-294

  Murthy, D N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

marketing; product design; Reliability; warranty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000218363     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: 10290273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052159008941158     Document Type: Article

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