Reliability optimization of a series system with multiple-choice and budget constraints

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 159-171

  Sung, C S ^a   Cho, Y K ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Branch and bound algorithm; Multiple choice; Reliability optimization; Series system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012168270     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00330-6     Document Type: Article

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