Effective engineering design through simulation

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-185

  Sanchez, S M ^a   Sanchez, P J ^b   Ramberg, J S ^c   Moeeni, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Indalo Software   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Response surface metamodels; Robust design; Taguchi methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001189398     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.1996.tb00044.x     Document Type: Article

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