A linear approximation model for the parameter design problem

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 561-570

  Fathi, Yahya ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Modelling; Nonlinear programming; Quality

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RANDOM PROCESSES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

NONINFERIOR FRONTIER CURVE;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0031102692     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(96)00286-X     Document Type: Article

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