Optimal release times for software systems with scheduled delivery time based on the HGDM

IEEE Transactions on Computers

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 216-221

  Hou, Rong Huei ^b   Kuo, Sy Yen ^a,b   Chang, Yi Ping ^c  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Optimum software release time; Software cost model; Software reliability; Software testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER DEBUGGING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER TESTING; ERROR DETECTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OPTIMUM SOFTWARE RELEASE TIME; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0031076831     PISSN: 00189340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/12.565602     Document Type: Article

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